I've used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don't know it

I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf

We just sat there and watched the plane pass the island, and it never came back," he said. "I could see it on the radar. It makes you feel terrible. Life was cheap in war.

But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story

He had no money and no home; he lived entirely on the road of the racing circuit, sleeping in empty stalls, carrying with him only a saddle, his rosary, and his books...The books were the closest thing he had to furniture, and he lived in them the way other men live in easy chairs.

I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship and the will to overcome it.

I've used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don't know it