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A Beautiful Anarchy
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A Beautiful Anarchy

by David duChemin
December 2016
Beginner content levelBeginner
184 pages
2h 32m
English
Rocky Nook
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MORE BAD IDEAS

There might be a reason why some writers prefer to exercise their craft while following Hemingway’s advice to “Write drunk; edit sober.” Whether the approach is healthy or not, I can’t say, but the ability of a stiff drink to lower our inhibitions has been celebrated by many in their search for good ideas. Now, let me state categorically, that very few of my best ideas have come from a bottle. I wrote one of my books while recovering from two broken feet, and I can tell you the morphine only made things more challenging for my editor. However, alcohol does more than just keep the liver distracted. It has a way of quieting the inner censor, which I think was the point Hemingway was making.

Almost all of us have an inner voice whose ...

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