On Writing Well-14

Writing for yourself 

If you consciously write for a teacher or for an editor , you'll end up not writing for anybody . If you write for yourself , you 'll reach the people you want to write for .

Be yourself  and write for yourself 恐怕是这本书给予的最大启迪。一直以来，为了老师、为了完成别人的要求而写，却很少为自己而写。这是大多数人写作的困境吧。

如何写回忆录？

重点突出，小处着眼，享受其中

仔细编排，将庞杂的信息梳理，从中选取细节，有的放矢。Think narrow . Memoir isn't the summary of a life ; it's a window into a life , very much like a photograph in its selective composition . 在文中作者列举大量的事例，从声音 、气味、歌声等小细节入手，带给读者不同的感受。

Make sure every componet in your memoir is doing useful work . Write about yourself ,by all means ,with confidence and with pleasure .