More on Robert Caro's research & writing methods

Posted by MadaboutDana
Apr 24, 2019 at 08:27 AM

It’s always interesting to know how writers work. The great C. S. Lewis (yes, I know it’s fashionable to knock him nowadays, but just read “Out of the Silent Planet” or “Till We Have Faces” and tell me he can’t write stuff that’s complex, many-layered and extraordinarily insightful) used to write in huge bursts, apparently, with very little preparation at all - he was what you might call a visionary writer, someone who sees very clearly, in a kind of vision, exactly what s/he wants to write and how. Most of us don’t do that, unfortunately; my son used to, when he was little (he insisted on telling me bed-time stories, rather than the other way round!), but he’s gradually lost the ability as he’s grown older.

How Tinderbox or any other software tool could aid this process, I don’t pretend to know…

However, as a CRIMPer, I can assure Paul that if I had the money, I’d have several Hubs sitting on my desk right now! Regardless of how much real work they helped me do.

Cheers!
Bill