a novel is larger than your head
11th August 2016 | for Creatives | intuitive writing & pantsing, magic/mystery of creating/art, novel writing, writing, Walter Mosley |
"The most important thing I've found about writing is that it is primarily an unconscious activity. What do I mean by this? I mean that a novel is larger than your head (or conscious mind)."
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