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Originally Posted by covingtoncat73
That book is next on my list to read. Here is a quote from my current read...
"A writer flirts with schizophrenia, nurtures synesthesia, and embraces obsessive-compulsive disorder. Your art feeds on you, your soul, and, yes, to a degree, your sanity. Writing novels worth reading will bugger up your mind, jeopardize your relationships, and distend your life. You have been warned.”
~David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks.
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You know what else messes with your head? Working a thankless minimum job. Get over yourself, writer.
Sorry, but I don't like hearing writers mythologizing writing. It comes off as either outright bragging or humblebragging.