My experience is that, in trying to write, I find (to my surprise) that I have a lot of models and ideas built-up that I never realized could or should be written down, but that are worthwhile to do so. So I expect that to happen.
I think I am relatively more optimistic that, in a month devoted to writing, people will explore stylistically and be successful in those explorations. I wonder if we can take a (token) bet on something around this, to help ensure one of us updates after the event. For instance, about how many poetic or narratively-surprising posts by Inkhaven Residents get over 100 karma on LessWrong (i.e. as a proxy for “they were also good”)?
My experience is that, in trying to write, I find (to my surprise) that I have a lot of models and ideas built-up that I never realized could or should be written down, but that are worthwhile to do so. So I expect that to happen.
Might definitely be the case. When I do that, I find that I have a lot of fragments, bits and pieces, and that they don’t make a coherent whole. But might be just me.
I think I am relatively more optimistic that, in a month devoted to writing, people will explore stylistically and be successful in those explorations. I wonder if we can take a (token) bet on something around this, to help ensure one of us updates after the event. For instance, about how many poetic or narratively-surprising posts by Inkhaven Residents get over 100 karma on LessWrong (i.e. as a proxy for “they were also good”)?
I’m fine with the token bet (like $10 or something), though one controlling factor which is not present in your proposal is whether the people where already really skilled at writing poetically or narratively. My claim is that I expect it won’t help them get significantly better at these.
My experience is that, in trying to write, I find (to my surprise) that I have a lot of models and ideas built-up that I never realized could or should be written down, but that are worthwhile to do so. So I expect that to happen.
I think I am relatively more optimistic that, in a month devoted to writing, people will explore stylistically and be successful in those explorations. I wonder if we can take a (token) bet on something around this, to help ensure one of us updates after the event. For instance, about how many poetic or narratively-surprising posts by Inkhaven Residents get over 100 karma on LessWrong (i.e. as a proxy for “they were also good”)?
Might definitely be the case. When I do that, I find that I have a lot of fragments, bits and pieces, and that they don’t make a coherent whole. But might be just me.
I’m fine with the token bet (like $10 or something), though one controlling factor which is not present in your proposal is whether the people where already really skilled at writing poetically or narratively. My claim is that I expect it won’t help them get significantly better at these.