title: Going to See the Elephant: Pieces of a Writing Life
author: George Garrett
description: Going to See the Elephant should be required reading for everyone who contemplates setting pen to paper. -- <i>Brendan Galvin, author of The Strength of Named Things: Poems</i><br /><br />This book of meditations on the art and craft of writing is, simply, treasure. -- <i>Richard Bausch, author of In The Night Season</i><br /><br />When George Garrett addresses the writing life, we must be there to attend. -- <i>Chronicles, June 2002</i>
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  # [Dedication](part0002.html#nde1)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This one is for all the awesome fans who asked for Garrett’s story. I love
  him, too. Here he is . . .
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Cover](kindle:embed:0002?mime=image/jpg)
  
  
  * [Title Page](part0000.html#title-page)
  
  
  * [Dedication](part0001.html#de1)
  
  
  * [Contents](part0002.html#1T140-8f18bea571494a64a47384ac8ab2089a)
  
  
  * [Chapter One](part0003.html#ch2)
  
  
  * [Chapter Two](part0004.html#ch3)
  
  
  * [Chapter Three](part0005.html#ch4)
  
  
  * [Chapter Four](part0006.html#ch5)
  
  
  * [Chapter Five](part0007.html#ch6)
  
  
  * [Chapter Six](part0008.html#ch7)
  
  
  * [Chapter Seven](part0009.html#ch8)
  
  
  * [Chapter Eight](part0010.html#ch9)
  
  
  * [Chapter Nine](part0011.html#ch10)
  
  
  * [Chapter Ten](part0012.html#ch11)
  
  
  * [Chapter Eleven](part0013.html#ch12)
  
  
  * [An Excerpt from _The Pretender_](part0014.html#an13)
  
  
  * [Chapter One](part0015.html#an14)
  