Matt Burriesci
I don't, really. Writing always seems like a habit to me, like going to the gym or smoking. I think if you do it, you do it. But I think it has a lot to do with anxiety, actually. If I write, I find I'm less anxious. So it's a selfish activity, or at least something I enjoy doing for the benefits it brings to me personally. I also think there's times when you're really in it when you do lose track of the outside world. Time, people, distractions, email-- how else can you possibly get away anymore? It seems healthy to me. But maybe it's just cheaper than a shrink.
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Mr. Burriesci: I had to write you after I read your chapter "Punch the Bully in the Face" of Dead White Guys. I even signed up for "goodreads" so that I could write you. However, my single page email was too long for me to be able to share the similar story I had when I was a teen. Is there another email address I can send that to, or will this truncated version do? I know you've got to be really busy.
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