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M.L. Ronn

Mental Models for Writers

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  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    models have been used for centuries in just about every field other than writing
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    an angled paint brush to paint corners. They make the job so much easier.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Mental Models Represent How We Think

    Put simply, a mental model is a framework of thinking to help you solve a particular problem.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    The tools we writers need to build careers in today’s world of publishing are 99 percent mental. Mental models, to be precise.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    The result is that we stumble our way through the writing life, with no real rhyme or reason about how or why we do things. When we achieve success, and people ask us how we became successful, we give answers like “work really hard,” “or just keep writing,” or “write crappy first drafts.”
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    want a little structure, how do you do it?
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    How do you decide what book to write?

    How do you open a chapter?

    How do you make readers care about a character?
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    How do you write a novel? Ask a million writers, you’ll get a million different answers.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    there’s a tool for every job, and finding it is half the work.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    As I grew older, his “handiness” was lost on me. Hey, I’m a writer. What would you expect?
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