Fast versus slow

 

I’mcurrently reading a biography of Terry Pratchett called Terry Pratchett: ALife with Footnotes. It’s written by his former Personal Assistant, RobWilkins. The writing is excellent, all the more helped by Wilkins’ closeassociation with him and his love of Pratchett’s writing.

I’ve beenfocusing a lot in these recent blog posts on slow writing. The only timePratchett could have been considered slow in his writing was in his lateteens/early twenties when he not only worked full-time (most...