The great E.L. Doctorow discusses his writing and the process of discovery. Getting into the mind and imaginations of his characters and his stories. In this interview with Charlie Rose, he talks about how some writers rely too much on research. The writer, he says, has to approach the words from the perspective of both the writer and the reader. Doctorow died in Manhattan at the age of 84 on July 21, 2015. He was named after Edgar Allan Poe.
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