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I don't think the function of writing, at least for me as a fiction writer, is to say to people, "here's the answer." it's not an op-ed.
-Mohsin Hamid
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I Don't Think The Function Of Writing,

Mohsin Hamid
I don't think the function of writing, at least for me as a fiction writer, is to say to people, "here's the answer." it's not an op-ed.
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As every writer knows... there is something mysterious about the writer's ability, on any given day, to write. when the juices are flowing, or the writer is 'hot', an invisible wall seems to fall away, and the writer moves easily and surely from one kind of reality to another... every writer has experienced at least moments of this strange, magical state. reading student fiction one can spot at once where the power turns on and where it turns off, where the writer writes from 'inspiration' or deep, flowing vision, and where he had to struggle along on mere intellect.
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No one can teach writing, but classes may stimulate the urge to write. if you are born a writer, you will inevitably and helplessly write. a born writer has self-knowledge. read, read, read. and if you are a fiction writer, dont confine yourself to reading fiction. every writer is first a wide reader.
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Writing fiction is not a profession that leaves one well-disposed toward reading fiction. one starts out loving books and stories, and then one becomes jaded and increasingly hard to please. i read less and less fiction these days, finding the buzz and the joy i used to get from fiction in ever stranger works of non-fiction, or poetry.
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The process of writing fiction is totally unconscious. it comes from what you are learning, as you live, from within. for me, all writing is a process of discovery. we are looking for the meaning of life. no matter where you are, there are conflicts and dramas everywhere. it is the process of what it means to be a human being; how you react and are reacted upon, these inward and outer pressures. if you are writing with a direct cause in mind, you are writing propaganda. it's fatal for a fiction writer.
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I have a hard time writing. most writers have a hard time writing. i have a harder time than most because i'm lazier than most. [...] the other problem i have is fear of writing. the act of writing puts you in confrontation with yourself, which is why i think writers assiduously avoid writing. [...] not writing is more of a psychological problem than a writing problem. all the time i'm not writing i feel like a criminal. [...] it's horrible to feel felonious every second of the day. especially when it goes on for years. it's much more relaxing actually to work.
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