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vincent de souza's avatar

Ian this is brilliantly articulated, with all bases covered. Rejection and acceptance has always been a seesaw visciously weighted unfortunately on the negative seat. As you say, to survive healthily of mind it’s best to spend endless time unearthing why you write and what you want from it.

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Ian Gouge's avatar

Thank you so much, Vincent.

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zanna beswick's avatar

So true! And I really appreciate your sense of humour, without which - nothing!

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Nicholas Samuel Stember's avatar

Fantastic read. Sure, the last four points are on most of our minds, but it's also because I must. These stories, these characters, they simply want to come out of my head and play, and when I'm writing and "in the zone" it's a feeling that I don't think I could live without. I tried once, and shut it out of my life for many years and regretted that. I'm so glad to be back...back to being myself.

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Ian Gouge's avatar

The addiction impulse is very strong isn't it..!

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Nicholas Samuel Stember's avatar

Extremely.

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David W. Berner's avatar

Great piece on writing. My why most of the time is because I must. It’s simply like breathing.

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