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Rationality And Its Opposite — Steven Pinker

The Joe Walker Podcast

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How Long Does It Take to Write a First Draft?

I put my books through at least six drafts before the copy editor sees it. There are people like newspaper columnists who don't have that luxury. I'm not smart enough to both have a coherent line of presentation of content and make it readable and structured. On average, how many days or weeks does it take you to produce a first draft? It varies a lot by book.

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