12 9 / 2012
"The minute I get away from the idea that mainly what I’m supposed to be doing is delivering pleasure to a reader, is the minute I get in trouble. The minute I start thinking my opinion is important, that’s when I get in trouble."
Please can every nonfiction writer learn this, above all, from Michael Lewis. Especially if you’re writing a book. The book has to be a pleasure to read. And 99% of nonfiction fails at that simple job.
Michael Lewis On How and Why He Writes | Conversations 2012 | Arts and Life | SlateV
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choire said:
Heh.
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