Writing about your life without losing your mind 😬 (or your friends)

Sometimes it's ok to be a bit ruthless...

“Is it true that you once told a creative writing class that you have to be a monster to write?” Kirsty Young asked Irish writer Colm Toibin on Desert Island Discs. 

“Yeh. I meant stop worrying about your grandmother's feelings, your mother's feelings, your girlfriend's feelings or your own feelings. Your job is to get it down.” Toibin replied.

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