Annie Dillard is one of my favorite writers. Her Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is a wonder of exuberant prose. If you’ve ever read anything by Dillard — especially her early stuff — you’ll agree that she lives by these words.

My only objection is what seems like false humility. Ms. Dillard certainly knows more than a “few things” about writing.

“One of the few things I know about writing is this: Spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book. Give it, give it all, give it now.” ~Annie Dillard

Care to discuss what she means by this? I’d love to talk about it in the comment section below!