KEEEEEEE YAH! Says the samuri, Stop that! This is amazing I own two Bowken from my jap sword class which is about samuri swordsmanship. Even in the moves for cuting, drawing and blocking there are no wasted moves. It is odd to consider there is an inner Samuri, perhaps I should pay more attention to his words and actions.
The Samuri stops us from shredding our work, just like in swordplay “hacking” is considered wasteful, unproductive and potentialy will get you killed. Smooth movements and when you do not complete, try again. Practice practice, practice…
I do not do this well, I believe I know something once I learn it. Rewriting my own work seems daunting. I did do something different which Goldberg talks about in the next chapter. Rereading as if another person wrote it, this is how I began to work on the second draft of my novel. I think it is easier to do this when its a short piece verses 80 pages. lol I am working on it.
Great chapter, short, clean and to the point. Just like a kata, a serious of moevments that bleed into each other.
