Honest description, not instruction, is what ignites a writer

Evidence

For the first time an author was trusting me with the truth; it was there, for me, that the writing life began. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1030

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to her broader principle that fiction should trust the reader rather than serve adult or moral interests.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1030