"Writing is bad for you."

I’ve come to realize quite recently that I’m not a “good” or “nice” person. I was a little surprised about it, actually. Maybe this is why (via Rick Gekoski over at The Guardian):

It has become increasingly clear to me over these last 10 years, in which I have written more regularly than before, that the more I write the worse I become. More self-absorbed, less sensitive to the needs of others, less flexible, more determined to say what I have to say, when I want and how I want, if I could only be left alone to figure it out.

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   I’m reminded of Charles McGrath’s description of Muriel

9. oliveryeh said: I read this article too. That artist’s torment for refinement that no one can understand. It’s a slippery slope which is why it’s always good to try to air out once in a while I think.
10. citizenkerry said: a fascinating idea. scary if true.
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    Interesting. Last night...writing and my husband must have been feeling neglected, so he...

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