The process of writing a book has given me a whole new reverence for writers. Mechanically, it is a brutal process; emotionally, it's incredibly healing.
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Writing a book is very personal. It's a very personal relationship. A book will start with something as simple as two men talking about work. That gets the fire going. Sustaining that fire is the hard work. It takes attention and empathy to hone the characters.
Writing is very cathartic for me. As a teacher, I hear many students say that writing can be painful and exhausting. It can be, but ultimately I believe that if you push through, the process is healing and exhilarating.
Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness.
Writing is a way of processing our lives. And it can be a way of healing.
I just sort of write the book I feel like writing given the emotional place I am in my life at the time.
The writing is really important in books that affect me. I read for the writing. The story is usually of less interest to me. It's the words that break your heart.
People say it's cathartic to write a book, but it turned out to be quite painful!
What I love is the writing, it's not having written. I like the process of it.
I loved the process of writing.
The hardest thing in the world for a writer is to amass a readership. So many good books come out, and so many good books disappear.
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