Diane Mcwhorter's Carry Me Home

Diane McWhorter is a successful writer gaining great recognition for her Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction book, Carry Me Home which she read a few pieces from last night. Before reading however, she shared with the audience a few words on how she developed the idea to start her book. Beginning with writing what was happening during the time, which civil rights were the center focus. Although setting up the writing may be useless to some people, experienced writers know it’s very important. Similarly during her presentation, in McWhorter’s case, she described it as, “fun, but tough”. She also mentioned that depending on the topic one is writing on, background information is important to a nonfiction storyline. Also stating that if one is