E.L. Doctorow: Research Can Stifle Creativity
In case you missed it, famed author E.L. Doctorow told Charlie Rose this week that he isn't a fan of too much research when writing fiction because it limits imagination. In his own words: "You write to find out what you're writing."

In case you missed it, famed author E.L. Doctorow told Charlie Rose this week that he isn't a fan of too much research when writing fiction because it limits imagination. In his own words: "You write to find out what you're writing."
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