Sally Field's Reading List

"Besides revealing wonderful, intimate stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein in prewar Paris, this is a glimpse into the life of a struggling young writer, Hemingway, and a how-to manual for anyone who wants to fill an empty page with words. He reminds himself to look for one true sentence when he feels lost. To start with the first true, simple declarative sentence. Elaborate writing, like someone introducing or presenting something—the scrollwork or ornament—should be thrown away..."