The hardest thing was learning to write. I was 13, and the only writing I had done was for Social Studies. It consisted of copying passages right out of the encyclopedia.

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In a 1984 interview he said "McPhee has been my model. He's the most elegant of all the journalists writing today I think. [citation needed]
Kidder is considered a literary journalist because of the strong story line and personal voice in his writing.