Writing is a collection of choices.

The more choices you make, the more specific your writing gets, the more unique and interesting it becomes.

Every idea is a choice.

Every action is a choice.

Every character is a choice.

Every sentence is a choice.

Every word is a choice.

And there are no “wrong” choices.

That’s freeing for some.

Paralyzing for others.

But approaching writing with the goal of making more choices in what you write is a framework that can lead to some interesting places (and opportunities).

*The above idea is inspired by something George Saunders said recently on Rick Rubin’s podcast.