“If you’re interested in making the writing process less painful and the end result more readable, you need Chip on your shoulder.”
BILL
Climate Editor, National Catholic Reporter
Chips’ always right there for me at two critical stages: When I start my first draft and when I finish it. When I finish, I seek out a movie of someone reading my story, an idea I first heard Chip describe a couple of decades ago. I ask someone to let me know what stops them, puzzles them, bores them. If there’s nobody around, I do my best to create my own movie by reading the story out loud and cringing my way to discover as many bumps as I can. All of which gets me to the crucial revision stage of the process way faster (and less stressfully) than would ever have been possible. If you’re interested in making the writing process less painful and the end result more readable, you need Chip on your shoulder.”
Bill Mitchell
Blogger, Freelancer writer
Faculty Affiliate, The Poynter Institue
Adjunct Faculty, Northeastern University
Former Director, Poynter Online
Former foreign correspondent, Detroit Free Press
@bmitch