A Comma is Nothing More Than a Written Pause.

Beginning to write is not a thought process; it is a form of expression. Forcing words on a blank piece of paper is the best way to hinder oneself from creating them. A passionate subject, a meaningful idea, a powerful motive… there are many ways to stimulate enthusiasm. Thinking in order to research, or possibly to expand on an idea, is of course an exception. However, you may realize that the best texts you have ever written could best be described as “a flow of words beyond control”.

Letting yourself go, typing fiercely on the keyboard without obstructing this dominant stream of words from your unruffled mind is the only way to be satisfied with the results of your writing. The ideal would be to let it be imperfect; to let it remain raw and flawed for the moment. The writing process is composed of many stages, and is absolutely not irreversible. Express your emotions, your buried feelings, and your unique opinions as simply as possible without adding too much concentration to this significant first step.

In my opinion, writing is independent of thinking. You can choose to overanalyze something that should in fact be simple. You can also concentrate on a subject to the point where the real meaning is gradually erased by the excess words that are so carefully thought over. This is the writer's decision. My writing, for example, must be stimulated. Something must provoke it, and I do everything that I can to let it freely express itself. Although my belief is that writing is stimulated by the presence of passion and enthusiasm rather than thought, the decision whether writing should be dependent on thinking clearly depends on the type of writing chosen.