I had a thought the other day. And I discussed it with my partner, Anita Belli.
Because when we start writing, outside school and college, we write for ourselves. We want to write the stories which are burning inside us, we want to highlight the themes and issues that drive us.
And, sometimes, we dream of becoming great authors.
After a while, our big dreams and high ideals become somewhat tempered by reality. No one’s interested in our novel.
What? Are they stupid? Don’t they realise how brilliant this is?
But all the time, we’re writing from the inside out. This is our story, dammit!
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