Every time I do the least bit of research work for my writing, I realize that I've entered a trap, that some kind of secret compact has been formed.
It is a living thing. And it has its own desires, its own goals.
Deeply unsettled by this.
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Do writers actually come up with any of their own ideas, or is it just muses all the way down?
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I think I do at the start, but once things get going the latter feels more true. Granted, I haven't written anything beyond a page or two at a time in years.
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