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An 18 Step Process

by @NotABard

1. Write a poem 2. No seriously write a poem 3. Refer to step 1 4. Draw a mind map about things you think of 5. Draw a mind map about things you think of other than her 6. Give in to the fact the poem is going to be about her 7. Decide on what type of poem it's going to be 8. Work out how this one will be different from the other 29 free form poems you've written 9. Structure the meaning 10. Cut out that bit about love 11.Cut out that bit about sex 12. Change the meaning of the poem that you tried to structure in step 9 13. Make the poem less depressing 14. Scrap the joke about salad dressing 15. Stop forcing rhymes 16. Scrap everything that is trying to force comedy 17. ...realise you've just had to delete the entire poem 18. Refer to step 1
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Written by
NotABard
21 / M
For You?
Written by
NotABard
21 / M
Published
Dec 23, 2018
Time
2m
Notes

A self-critique on my usual writing process

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