“Being honest in writing […] Stephen [Elliot] has a great way of explaining it. It involves a genuine willingness to grapple with ones own uncertainties, flaws, strengths, fears, wishes. When a writer is honest he/she does not know exactly where the story will land.”
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Cheryl Strayed
But don’t read this interview until you’ve read Wild! (Which you should read. It’s great.)
(Source: therumpus.net)