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13一一02一一WritingAbpoutPlaces7Ppezarey/47rt7cyeNexttoknowinghowtowriteaboutpeople,youShoul1dknowhowtoWriteaboutaplace,Peopleandplacesarethetwinpillarsonwhichmostnonfictionisbuilt.,EveryhumaneventhappensSomewhere,andthereaderwantstoknowwhatthatSomewhereWas1]ike.Inafewcasesyou”11needonlyaparagraphortwotoSketchthesettingofanevent.Butmoreoftenyou”11needto_evokethemoodofawholeneighborhoodortowntogivetexturetotheStoryyou”retelling,Andincertaincases,Suchasthetravelpieceitself一thathardyforminwhichyourecallhowyoutookaboatthroughtheislesofGreeceorWentbackpackingintheRockies一descriptivedetailwillbethemainSubstance.Whatevertheproportion,itwouldseemtoberelativelyeasy,Thedismaltruthisthatit”sSsveryhard,Itmustbehard,becauseitSsinthisareathatmostwriters一professionalandamateur一pfroducenotonlytheirworstWorkbutworkthatisjustplainterfrible,Theterribleworkhasnothingtodowithsometerribleflawofcharacter.,OntheContrary,itresultsfromthevirtueof
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enthusiasm.NobodyturnsSOquicklyintoaboreasatravelerhomefromhistravels,HeenjoyedhistripSomuchthathewantstotellusallaboutit一and“all”iswhatwedon”twanttohear,WeonlyWanttohearSomeWhatmadehistripdifferentfromeverybodyelse”s?Whatcanhetellusthatwedon”talreadyknow?WedonTtwanthimtodescribeeveryTrideatDisneyland,ortellusthattheGrandCanyon1Ssawesome,orthatVenicehascanals,[IfoneofthefridesatDisneylandgotStuck,ifsomebodyfellintotheawesomeGrandCanyon,Zatwouldbeworthhearingabout.It”sSs_naturalforallofuswhenwehavegonetoa_certainplacetofeelthatwearethefirstpeoplewhoeverwentthereorthoughtSuchsensitivethoughtsaboutit.Fairenough:it”swhatkeepsusgoingandvalidatesourexperience.、WhocanvisittheTowerofLondonwithoutmusingonthewivesofHenryVIII,orvisitEgyptandnotbemovedbytheSizeandantiquityofthepyframids?2Butthatisgroundalreadycovefedbymultitudesofpeople,AsaWriteryoumustkeepatightreinonyourSubjectiveSelf一thetravelertouchedbynewSightsandSoundsands
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mel1s一andkeepanobjectiveeyeonthereader.,ThearticlethatfrecordseverythingyoudidonyourtripWillfascinateyoubecausejitWasyouUrtrip.,Willitfascinatethereader?Itwon”tt,Themereagglomerationofdetailisnofreepasstothefreader”sinterest.,ThedetailmustbeSignificant.TheotherbigtraplsstyleNowhereelseinnonfictiondoWritersuseSuchSyrupywordsandgroaningplatitudes.Adjectivesyouwouldsquirmtouseinconvefrsation一“Wondrous,,?”“dappled,”“roseate,?”“fabled,”“scudding”一arecommnoncurrency。Halfthesightsseeninaday”SSightseeingarequaint,especiallywindnillsandCOvefredbridges;theyarecertifiedforquaintness.Townssituatedinhills(orfoothills)arenestled一TIhardlyeverreadaboutanunnestledtowninthehills一andthecountrysideisdottedwithbyways,Ppreferablyhalfforgotten.InEuropeyouawaketotheclip-clopofhorse-drawnWagonsalongahistory-hauntedfiver;youSeemtohearthescratchofaquillpen,ThisisaWorldwhereoldmeetsnew一01dnevermeetsold.,It”sSsaworldwhereinanimateobjectsSpring
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