when the majority of your friends are writers
10th May 2017 | for Creatives | create for YOURSELF, writing, artists must EXPERIENCE, the creative life, artists supporting artists, never stop LEARNING, Junot Díaz |
"I can spend weeks without mentioning to anyone that I'm a writer. I'm a minority these days, but I'm not certain it's a good thing for writers to spend a lot of time with other writers. Solidarity and community are essential—I am not arguing against either—but when the majority of your friends are writers ... that seems to work for a lot of people, but that shit's just not for me."
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