What Is Called Thinking?

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On the Dialectic of Strategy and Tactics

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Do you write the novel by putting down sentence after sentence? Or do you you write it from a tight outline and detailed character notes? The first approach describes the creative process of E.L. Doctorow, who compares writing to driving a car at night, going only by headlight. The second describes the process of J.K. Rowling who mapped out the entire n…

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