Literary Thoughts: Why Nighttime Driving is Like Writing

The late and revered author E. L. Doctorow said of nighttime driving, “You can see only as far as the headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” Doctorow could just as well have been talking about writing. You can only see as far as the next word or sentence, but guided by the headlights of imagination, you can write a whole book. For more of my thoughts on writing, see REFLECTIONS.

Nighttime driving is like writing. Yard by yard, word by word, guided by the headlights of imagination, you get there.
E. L. Doctorow

Author: annsepstein@att.net

Ann S. Epstein is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, memoirs, and essays.

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