Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder
John Tracy Kidderis an American writer of nonfiction books. He received the Pulitzer Prize for his The Soul of a New Machine, about the creation of a new computer at Data General Corporation. He has received praise and awards for other works, including his biography of Paul Farmer, a doctor and anthropologist, titled Mountains Beyond Mountains...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth12 November 1945
CountryUnited States of America
writing done copying
The hardest thing was learning to write. I was 13, and the only writing I had done was for Social Studies. It consisted of copying passages right out of the encyclopedia
writing thinking people
People say you cant teach writing, but I think thats nonsense.
grateful writing grace
I am grateful to Stacy Schiff first of all because she can write a sentence-because she offers us her scholarship with wit, clarity, and grace. Once again, she has done what only the best writers can do: she has made the world new, again.
book good-day writing
At first, I spend about four hours a day writing. Toward the end of a book, I spend up to 16 hours a day on it, because all I want to do is make it good and get it done.
writing enough interest
You can write about anything, and if you write well enough, even the reader with no intrinsic interest in the subject will become involved.
book writing effort
I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that's really worth the time and effort you'll put in.
writing thinking shows
I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read.
hard-work writing mind
I know that to write you have to have stories you want to tell. You have to keep your mind alive, and you have to work hard.
book writing want
I always want to write something better than the last book.
book writing sick-world
I usually write about ordinary people and ordinary things, but Paul Farmer is the least ordinary person I've ever met... He's the leader of a small group of people who hope to cure a sick world, and I hope my book can help in some small way.
writing revision prose
Writing is revision. All prose responds to work.
famous landscapes summit view
The view from the summit of Mt. Holyoke has been one of the most famous landscapes in America. And yet, all these things are going on underneath.
good
The world doesn't make much sense to me generally. I don't feel like I'm good at that.
book invite readers stage tried
I wanted some way to invite readers in, to set the stage for the book - and I tried many different things.