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The Two-Year Literary Explosion
- Anton Chekhov produced an extraordinary volume of high-quality stories in 1886–1887 while working as a doctor and supporting his family.
- That burst of output established his reputation and contained many pieces as strong as his later work.
Write Fast To Reduce Preciousness
- Chekhov wrote fast to minimize failures and avoid preciousness about individual pieces, trusting the process over painstaking rework.
- That discipline let him produce polished stories under deadlines and enabled rapid artistic growth.
Use Constraints To Force Clarity
- Do write to constraints and deadlines to force clarity and finish; Chekhov learned to "write to size" for magazines.
- Use editorial limits as productive pressure to cut extraneous material and shape the story.