Modular Writing

Fragments from imaginary dialogues

“What is modular writing?“

“Let’s take this article on modular writing as an example.

When I start writing, I have a vague idea of where I want to get to. As I’m writing, I’m clarifying it to myself.“

“So you’re discovering what you want to write about as you’re writing.“

“Precisely.

I develop the idea through exploration. I don’t try to force the process. I let ideas emerge organically.

For instance, the idea about writing about the piece I’m writing was unplanned, it emerged spontaneously.“

“What if no ideas emerge?“

“Then I take a break. Breaks are an essential aspect of the creative process. Expressed as a principle, I call it creative oscillation. I call the off part of the oscillation, the creative pause.

Structurally, I use short sentences, like this one.“

“A bit like tweet writing?“

“Yes.

The goal is to create more or less self-contained units – modules – which, through an iterative process, I develop and eventually assemble into the final piece.“

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