This is great stuff…. Unidentified participant: Sir, I have often wondered through what process the author actually goes when he writes a book. Could you briefly outline what process you go through? [audience laughter] William Faulkner: Now, I know I cant. Im—Im lazy. I hate to—the mechanics of putting the words down on paper, and I do as much of it as possible in my head. I will—that is, putting it down on paper is the last resort. Ive got to get it out of my system, and so I dont know what system I might use mentally to get the—the facts in order, to—to bring the—the mass of material into the—the—the form according to the rules of—of unity and emphasis. I—I just dont know. Some people work from notes. They—they make notes and then correlate the notes and then edit and then write and then do a—a draft. I dont do that. I try my best not to have to change anything because Im lazy, I think, that I dont like to work. faulkner.lib.virginia.edu/display/wfaudio06_1
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