There are all kinds of writers and all kinds of methods, and any method that helps you to say what you want to say is the right method for you. (Location 140)
Ultimately the product that any writer has to sell is not the subject being written about, but who he or she is. (Location 146)
This is the personal transaction that’s at the heart of good nonfiction writing. (Location 150)
Note: Rewriting is great way to practice. My own work, of course. But also that of other writers. I could rewrite in private. Literally anything i read - from a work email to Heminway - to try and improve it. I could rewrite for people i admire. I could share rewriting examples with before and after to demonstrate.
Write about yourself, by all means, with confidence and with pleasure. But see that all the details—people, places, events, anecdotes, ideas, emotions—are moving your story steadily along. (Location 1895)
Unlike autobiography, which spans an entire life, memoir assumes the life and ignores most of it. (Location 1903)
There are many good reasons for writing that have nothing to do with being published. (Location 3980)
Go to your desk on Monday morning and write about some event that’s still vivid in your memory. (Location 4135)
Then, one day, take all your entries out of their folder and spread them on the floor. (Location 4140)
When we say we like the style of certain writers, what we mean is that we like their personality as they express it on paper. (Location 4181)
