What Mary Karr has said about Lit (memoir)
1 quote · 1 episode · Aug 5, 2026
Mary Karr, American memoirist and poet, author of The Liars' Club and The Art of Memoir, has been quoted on Lit (memoir) once in 1 episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, most recently on August 5, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Karr recounts discarding 1,200 finished pages while writing her memoir Lit.
“threw out 1,200 pages of lit. Yeah. Finished pages, too. That's not draft”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and More (Aug 5, 2026) · Listen from 27:21
Episodes
#878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and MoreThe Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 5, 2026 · 59 min
Tim Ferriss compiles writing advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Anne Lamott, Joyce Carol Oates, Jerry Seinfeld, Mary Karr, Brandon Sanderson and Seth Godin on starting, persisting and finishing.
Mary Karr on other topics
- The Art of Memoir · 1 quote
- Revision (writing) · 1 quote