Books · 1958
Write in recollection and amazement for yourself
— Jack Kerouac · Belief and Technique for Modern Prose
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An editorial interpretation.
Kerouac tells writers to write for themselves, drawing on memory and wonder. The advice is to look back and be amazed instead of performing for others. Your own recollection is the material, and your own astonishment is the guide.
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