Worrying That I Wasn't Being a Writer
28th June 2016 | for Creatives | creative fear, short stories, novel writing, writing, Antonya Nelson |
"I spent a lot of time worrying that I wasn't being a writer in the correct way. I don't write every day—I write when I'm burning with an idea. I don't really want to write novels—I prefer stories. These are temperamental issues."
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