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Nicole Vanwoudenberg's avatar

This was a great read, something I had never read about...until I read it on the Reformation 21 website, posted by Mark Jones. I'm curious which of you wrote this first?

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Wyatt Graham's avatar

He wrote it first. And then I wanted to understand the fuller argument of Goodwin, and so I wrote a more expository version here, largely for my own recollection.

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Nicole Vanwoudenberg's avatar

That's really helpful! Thanks for doing this. I enjoy reading your work.

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Nicole Vanwoudenberg's avatar

I should say, which of you wrote about it first. You both cite Goodwin. It's just unusual to see the same exact topic by two different writers a day apart! 😏

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Wyatt Graham's avatar

Ha. I am writing on the topic (see the further resources area above), and so his article piqued my interest. As a rule, always defer to Mark's judgment over mine, however. He is a very skilled reader of history.

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Ben's avatar

Completely off topic question, you’re writing nearly daily, what’s your approach to consistently writing well/how do you find the time?

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Wyatt Graham's avatar

Read all the time, form the idea in your head while walking, driving, sleeping, showering, feverishly write down everything you thought in laying in bed/the shower the night before, check sources and make sure to cite them because it creates transparency and helps you to avoid overstatements. And also have friends that you talk to about what you love thinking about: whether in person or the phone or chat rooms.

Some of my articles take ten minutes to write since they are from conversations during the week, thoughts while driving, or during reading. So I don't just sit down and write for 2 hours or something. It is premeditated, often, but not always.

I also, as a discipline, have been writing most days for about 15 years, even if for a few minutes. It's a hobby but also a discipline.

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Ben's avatar

Thanks, that’s incredibly helpful. The piece about having conversation partners being a big part rings true for me, I hadn’t written consistently for years and then started working with some folks who read and wrote constantly. We talk constantly about ideas and I’m now much more consistent (though not daily!)

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