I Want To Write For History, Not

I Look For Two Things When I Am About To Launch Into A Book. First, There Has To Be A Dramatic Arc To The Story Itself That Will Carry Me, And The Reader, From Beginning To End. Second, The Story Has To Weave Through Larger Themes That Can Illuminate The World Of The Subject.

I Said That I'm Only There To Write The Truth, I'm Not Going To Cover Anything Up, But I'll Put Everything In Context And Get As Close To The Truth Of This Person As I Can.

I Want To Write For History, Not For The Moment.

And All Of The Big Shots Of The Car Industry Are There, Strutting Their Stuff. And That Year, They're Feeling Especially Good Because Cars Were Selling More Than Ever Before.

So, I Mean, There's Still Vast Swaths Of The City That Are Suffering From A Lack Of Jobs And Poor Housing And Poor Public Schools, But They Are Building Momentum - You Know, Techies, Foodies, Artists, Musicians, All Coming To Detroit. So There Is This Vibrancy. You See It In The Newspapers Every Day - Some Story About The New Detroit.