This [job of writing a weekly newspaper column] involves even stronger disciplines than I've ever faced before. In a way I enjoy it, I find it terribly demanding… I know that I am writing faster and better than I ever did because of this. I think a great deal of writing is to do with the more one writes, the faster and better one can write. This doesn't mean I believe in sloppy writing. I go over every draft, over and over, I sometimes make five drafts, six drafts, of everything I do before I'm satisfied.
Taped interview for the National Library of Australia [8 June 1965]
Use the links below to read an essay about the life and work of Australian novelist, journalist and travel writer CHARMIAN CLIFT:
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/clift-charmian-9764
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