Writing a novel a terrible experience, hair often falls teeth decay. i — Flannery O’Connor, Mystery Manners: Occasional Prose

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Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system.

Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose

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Related Topics: creative-process, escape, novels, reality, writing

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