I don't write down my experiences, but I have a very decent memory. I have tons of books in which I write down phrases as they occur to me. That's how I write songs. I'll need a line and I'll go through the books and find it, the right rhyme and everything.
I always work from an outline, so I know all the of the broad events and some of the finer details before I begin writing the book.
Luther Allison, Musician (1939) |
Ibrahim Babangida, Statesman (1941) |
Abu Bakar Bashir, Activist (1938) |
William Carey, Clergyman (1761) |
Belinda Carlisle, Musician (1958) |
Larry Ellison, Businessman (1944) |
W. Mark Felt, Public Servant (1913) |
Marcus Garvey, Publisher (1887) |
John C. Hawkes, Novelist (1925) |
Dave Jones, Coach (1956) |
Conrad Aiken, Author (1973) |
Pearl Bailey, Actress (1990) |
Ruth First, Activist (1982) |
Duncan Forbes, Writer (1868) |
Ira Gershwin, Musician (1983) |
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Writer (1935) |
Moses Hadas, Writer (1966) |
Fernand Leger, Artist (1955) |