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THE WRITING LIFE: Writing and Mental Health
Writers have it tough. It’s not just the endless rejection letters and the slim chances of making a living from their craft—it's also their mental health. The idea that creative writing is linked t...
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Interesting to suggest not that writers are intrinsically depressed, but that depressive people flock to writing. And this can contribute to what I see as something of a self-fulfilling prophecy: writers know we're "supposed" to be tortured, so we may be more inclined to indulge in and dwell on those feelings than the average joe.