The Writer's Path

The Writer's Path

Obsession and Writing

Finding Balance

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Dec 07, 2023
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“The trade of authorship is a violent, and indestructible obsession.” 
Georges Sand

If you’re a writer, chances are you’re obsessed with it. You think about it, several times a day. And even in times when you’re less with your pen, writing remains your ghost. Always somewhere in the background. Ready to resurface from the past and repossess a part of you.

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