You’ve heard the writing advice attributed to Hemingway: Write drunk, edit sober.
It’s almost true. A great post at The Expert Editor Blog looks at the science of Hemingway’s claim: The Science Behind Writing Drunk and Editing Sober.
Turns out the advice would be a lot better if it were revised a bit: Write tipsy, edit on coffee.
Here’s the infographic:

Jeff Brooks has been serving the nonprofit community for more than 35 years and blogging about it since 2005. He considers fundraising the most noble of pursuits and hopes you’ll join him in that opinion. You can reach him at jeff [at] jeff-brooks [dot] com.
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