"All I write about is what's happened to me and to people I know, and the better I know them, the more likely they are to be written about"

Norman MacCaig's quote suggests that his writing is greatly affected by his own life experiences and those of individuals he knows. He suggests that the extra he understands a person, the more likely they are to be discussed in his work. This recommends that MacCaig's writing is deeply individual and reflective of his own life and also the lives of those around him. He is likely to make use of his own experiences and also those of his family and friends to develop stories and characters that are believable and relatable. MacCaig's writing is likely to be loaded with emotion and also information, as he is making use of his own life and the lives of those he understands. His writing is likely to be filled with insight as well as understanding, as he is able to draw on his very own experiences and those of those around him.