“Don’t write what sounds clever, write what’s true.” —Ethan Canin
Excerpted from “Novelist Curtis Sittenfeld Thinks Middle Age is Underrated,” by Lane Florsheim, The Wall Street Journal, March 1-2, 2025
Sittenfeld continued with, “That’s good advice for writing, but it’s also good advice for how to be a person. It can be hard to be sincere, but I think you have a much greater chance of connection with others if you are.”
Note From Marlene: You know what I say . . . Just Write!
But, what if you can’t remember what’s true?
“Write as honestly as you can about whatever it is.” Abigail Thomas
“Perhaps” is another blog post that might help when you can’t quite remember exactly what happened.
You know what to do . . .Just Write!
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