{"id":1081,"date":"2010-01-07T01:07:17","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T01:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2018-05-15T10:00:18","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T17:00:18","slug":"for-all-of-the-writers-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/for-all-of-the-writers-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"For all of the writers in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love writing books- but it’s very hard to stay focused when you are your own boss.\u00a0 A friend of mine who is also a writer and who also has bipolar disorder just sent me this quote:<\/p>\n

Bestselling novelist Margaret Atwood was at a party talking to a neurosurgeon. \u00a0He said that as he had just retired, he thought he’d write a book. \u00a0(Paraphrasing) Margaret said, “That’s a coincidence. \u00a0I’m thinking of becoming a neurosurgeon when I retire.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

So true! If you’re a writer- no matter what kind- you are talented and it’s not as easy as some may think it is!<\/p>\n

I have taught myself to write when I’m depressed- I wrote a book about it- I guess I’m lucky I’m not a neurosurgeon. I don’t think that’s a career that would be as flexible as writing !<\/p>\n

Julie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love writing books- but it’s very hard to stay focused when you are your own boss. A friend of mine who is also a writer and who also has bipolar disorder just sent me this quote:<\/p>\n

Bestselling novelist Margaret Atwood was at a party talking to a neurosurgeon. He said that as he had just retired, he thought he’d write a book. (Paraphrasing) Margaret said, “That’s a coincidence. I’m thinking of becoming a neurosurgeon when I retire.”<\/p>\n

So true! If you’re a writer- no matter what kind- you are talented and it’s not as easy as some may think it is!<\/p>\n

I have taught myself to write when I’m depressed- I wrote a book about it- I guess I’m lucky I’m not a neurosurgeon. I don’t think that’s a career that would be as flexible as writing !<\/p>\n

Julie<\/p>\n

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