A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: What am I trying to say? What words will express it? What image or idiom will make it clearer? Is this image fresh enough to have an effect? Could I have put it more shortly? Have I said anything that is unavoidably ugly?
Read my new memoir: Rosaries, Reading, Secrets: A Catholic Childhood in India (US) or UK.
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My book of essays: Wandering Between Two Worlds (US) or UK
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A Very Long Pregnancy: Or, How to Live in the Land of Unfulfilled Promises and Deferred Dreams
A Day at Tearfund’s Headquarters, learning about the Real Hunger Games
The Blessings of Those who are Rich in Time
Take a handful. Yes, really! (Guest Post by Jo Royal)
Beautiful Flowers in our Winter Garden, Oxford, Jan 11, 2012
