Live-Streaming a First Draft
In the spirit of experimenting, I live-streamed myself drafting on Substack Live yesterday. 50 minutes, 2,700 words, 38 viewers. It was interesting to see how that context shaped the writing process. Since I knew people were reading live, it was like I tapped into this unbreakable flow state in order to weave thought together at a rate of 54 wpm. I thought the whole thing was 10-15 minutes and almost missed my train. It’s similar to typewriter brain, but perhaps the opposite in terms of speed. Maybe it’s a mode that’s actually helpful at certain stages of drafting. TBD.