What I have learned from these historians is that witnessing matters. Getting the facts right matters, and getting names right matters. But you know what doesn't always matter? Spelling.
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So much of the work is just laying brick. Lists of ideas. Abandoned drafts. Troubleshooting. Nothing glamorous or gilded about it. This is the stage I'm in with this website: laying brick. I have visions of gilt and grandeur, but it will take some time to build it.
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10th Grader: “A run-on sentence is a sentence without a period, and a sentence fragment is…is a…I have no idea.” [Looks defeated, ashamed.] Me: “So what makes a sentence a sentence?” 10th Grader: “I honestly have no idea.” Me: "You're in excellent company. Most adults I ask also cannot tell me."
English has a robust collection of words for writing. All of them have a bloodline that reveals both the physical and psychic work of writing.