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[Writing] Should You Write What You Know? 31 Authors Weigh In

Should You Write What You Know? 31 Authors Weigh In
Should You Write What You Know? 31 Authors Weigh In
Write what you know. Everyone who has ever taken a writing class or read a craft book has heard this piece of writing advice?even if only to have it instantly denounced. But which is it? Should you?
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[Books Read] The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

A fairly short, easy read. The language is clear and unstylised. The 32 chapters are fairly short. It’s about 300 pages, but the font is pretty large, with much white space. I didn’t count the words.

The plot is straightforward: a man walks to Berwick to save the life of a former work colleague. But the journey is really an unfolding of the collapse of Harold’s marriage after the suicide of their son. At the end, the resolution is a reavowing of the marriage and their love, represented by them laughing over a crappy old joke she made when they first met. Continue reading [Books Read] The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce