When I began, I thought that the way one should work was to do all the research and then write the book. David McCullough beginbookresearch Change image and share on social
My shorthand answer is that I try to write the kind of book that I would like to read. If I can make it clear and interesting and compelling to me, then I hope maybe it will be for the reader. David McCullough answerbookclear Change image and share on social
There's an awful temptation to just keep on researching. There comes a point where you just have to stop, and start writing. David McCullough awfulpointresearch Change image and share on social
I just thank my father and mother, my lucky stars, that I had the advantage of an education in the humanities. David McCullough advantageeducationfather Change image and share on social
When I read that the British army had landed thirty-two thousand troops - and I had realized, not very long before, that Philadelphia only had thirty thousand people in it - it practically lifted me out of my chair. David McCullough armybritishchair share on social
The title always comes last. What I really work hard on is the beginning. Where do you begin? In what tone do you begin? I almost have to have a scene in my mind. David McCullough beginhardmind Change image and share on social
I love all sides of the work but that doesn't mean it isn't hard. David McCullough hardloveside Change image and share on social
To me history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me it's an enlargement of the experience of being alive, just the way literature or art or music is. David McCullough aliveartcivic Change image and share on social
I'm drawn particularly to stories that evolve out of the character of the protagonist. David McCullough characterdrawevolve Change image and share on social
