For writing a first draft requires from the writer a peculiar internal state which ordinary life does not induce.... how to set yourself spinning?

Annie Dillard
For writing a first draft requires from the writer a...
For writing a first draft requires from the writer a...
For writing a first draft requires from the writer a...
For writing a first draft requires from the writer a...
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For writing a first draft requires from the writer a peculiar internal state which ordinary life does not induce. To spin is to bring into rotation, or in the case of writing, to place in order. To set yourself spinning is to get yourself ready for an activity. It is to get your mind and body ready to write by getting enough sleep, drinking enough water, exercising, and so on.

This quote can be applied to writing. There are certain steps required of the writer in order for him or her to get his or her mind and body ready for writing. These steps set him or her spinning.

If you were spun, you would be in that peculiar state of mental readiness that ordinary life does not induce.

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