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Do you approach your trips in the role of a writer? Question: Your writing is amazingly vivid, both in setting and characterization. As a reader, it is difficult to separate myself from the events you describe. Do you approach your trips as a writer, making mental notes along the way, or do you wait until you are home before resuming the role of a writer? In response to your , Into the Wild is a “fucking great book,” and I have passed it on to many. Thanks for putting us there. Brian Postelle Jon: Dear Brian, When I’m in the field on assignment 鈥 and this holds true no matter what the assignment 鈥 I assiduously record my thoughts and observations in notebooks, and sometimes on tape, but I never analyze my notes or contemplate how I might arrange them into a comprehensible article until I return home. In this way I try to retain an open mind, and avoid going into an |
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