Writing is rewriting
A writers' adage that Maureen calls 100% true: you rewrite many times and the work goes from bad to awesome.
Early context: Maureen calls the phrase 'writing is rewriting' 100% true: you rewrite many times, and the work goes from suck to awesome. — DARE TO SUCK 00:02:56
borrowed slang / meme (adage) · in 3 videos, 2010–2021 · last heard 2021
- First in the videos: 2010-02-05 · DARE TO SUCK 00:02:56
- Last in the videos: 2021-12-14 · MAKE. BELIEVE. 00:00:00
Videos per year: 2010: 2 · 2021: 1
Every video
2010
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-05 | DARE TO SUCK 00:02:56 | mention | Maureen calls the phrase 'writing is rewriting' 100% true: you rewrite many times, and the work goes from suck to awesome. |
| 2010-05-10 | Advice on Dumb Boyfriends, Going to College, and More 00:00:59 | mention | To a viewer who must cut a subplot and rewrite half a novel, John says rewrite it and don't complain: all writing is rewriting. |
2021
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-14 | MAKE. BELIEVE. 00:00:00 | mention | In 2003, while working on the story that became Looking for Alaska and first becoming friends with Sarah, John learned from her the old line that all writing is rewriting. |