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Cultivating A New Arts Writing Format

I'm a sucker for non-fiction books about women's friendships, or compilations of letters, or North Carolina history. So this book hit all three. March 1974 "The Observer dropped my column several years ago. They wanted the space for a staff member to do a how-to column. He calls me to ask the answers to the questions. I was heartbroken at first, because I found to my amazement that a weekly column is the most delightful way to write. You don't have to hold yourself down to any lengthy subject but you can go into whatever interests you at the moment. Then I learned so much, by being asked about so many things I didn't know, and having to find out. And the instant response is so stimulating; I would go to St. Peter's at eight, and someone would already have read the morning paper, and would comment or disagree, or have something to add." ~Elizabeth Lawrence I couldn't help but chuckle when I read this passage in 2 Gardeners: A Friendship in Lett