The Writing Principles of Robert A. Caro

Principle one: ‘Turn every goddamned page’

Principle two: ‘The facts alone aren’t enough’

Principle three: ‘Truth takes time’

Yet unbelievably, Caro is not a slow writer by nature. He admits how when he wrote copy in the newsroom, it was a pace judged “astonishing” by his colleagues. No, Robert Caro is actually a slow writer by choice. Before starting... See more