Writers can find ample raw material in their early life observations.

Evidence

If I wanted to be a writer, I didn’t have to worry about inventing material, I’d already got it. The next stage was just to find some words. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1025

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1025
• XREF: connects to: Writers should draw from diverse experiences when crafting books. — Tilar J Mazzeo, How to Write a Bestseller, 367; Novelists must look both inward and outward at once — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1017; Biographical writing can achieve modern narrative immediacy through anecdote and dialogue. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1098

Broader Connections

• Novelists must look both inward and outward at once #expands (0.75) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1017
• Writers should draw from diverse experiences when crafting books. #expands (0.70) — Tilar J Mazzeo, How to Write a Bestseller, 367
• Biographical writing can achieve modern narrative immediacy through anecdote and dialogue. #expands (0.65) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1098