{"id":239,"date":"2012-03-20T11:37:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T18:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=239"},"modified":"2012-03-20T11:37:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T18:37:00","slug":"tortured-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=239","title":{"rendered":"Tortured Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got to thinking about the mind of a writer. It\u2019s a crazy thing, you know. Writers, for the most part, are generally quieter types. Writers are too busy noticing things and watching people to make conversations. After all, the best writing comes from things we know, things we notice. Most people just see what\u2019s in front of them. Writers don\u2019t. Writers analyze, over-analyze, explore the possibilities. And that whole thing about creative people being tortured? It\u2019s true. Writers are tortured. Writers get out their aggression and angst simply in writing. We don\u2019t hit punching bags, we don\u2019t pick fights, we write about those things that make us hurt or hostile. Am I tortured? Of course; I\u2019m a writer. And you know what? That\u2019s what makes for the best stories. So I\u2019m okay with that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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