Saved by Tony Lashley
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
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