Susan Cheever on the death of E.E. Cummingss father. A great example of truly inhabiting the history you write. Three official types of research are the foundation of writing biography: Primary-source research uses original papers found in libraries, archives or occasionally an attic; secondary-source research uses the work of other writers and researchers; interviews can be with experts, people whose memories are useful or other writers and researchers. There is a fourth kind of research. It doesn’t have a fancy name; it is just going to the places where the story happened. Landscapes often speak, and houses hold ancient scenes and memories and secrets.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 14:57:28 +0000
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