Christopher Hitchens on writing as you speak
Christopher Hitchens, terminally ill with metatastic esophageal cancer, lost his voice. He thought he could get by just communicating in writing, but only because he learned to write when he could speak. His insights come from his book Mortality.
If I had been robbed of my voice earlier, I doubt that I could ever have achieved so much on the page. I owe …
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Pardoned for Writing Well to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.