Ask the Author: Adrian Bartholomew
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Adrian Bartholomew
1) Cower in fear.
2) Avoid any mention or thought of the subject (pretend it doesn't exist).
3) Jab at my own psyche with pangs of self-loathing.
4) Fill myself with delusions of grandeur.
5) Follow that with more self-loathing.
6) Swim in existential fear.
7) Start typing simply because my hands need to move.
8) Hold on to the acquired momentum for dear life.
9) Edit.
10) Publish before I have a chance to doubt again.
2) Avoid any mention or thought of the subject (pretend it doesn't exist).
3) Jab at my own psyche with pangs of self-loathing.
4) Fill myself with delusions of grandeur.
5) Follow that with more self-loathing.
6) Swim in existential fear.
7) Start typing simply because my hands need to move.
8) Hold on to the acquired momentum for dear life.
9) Edit.
10) Publish before I have a chance to doubt again.
Adrian Bartholomew
Hours upon hours of justified solitude.
Adrian Bartholomew
If you can do something else - anything at all - do that.
Adrian Bartholomew
I'm currently writing a play for a local theater group, which is completely new territory for me. I am considering turning the tale into a short story once I finish.
Adrian Bartholomew
Inspiration comes and goes. I write with or without it. There's a need to write, as constant and necessary as a need to eat or sleep. I don't even always like to write. I just have to.
"Don't try."
"Don't try."
Adrian Bartholomew
I had a mental breakdown that resulted in hospitalization at a mental institution. During my stay, I kept a journal of the events as they transpired. This served as the backbone of the tale that was later fleshed out into something with a bit more readability.
Or; I was frustrated with answering the same questions constantly. People were concerned and curious, but I have a fear of repeating myself. So I wrote it all down as a means of further avoiding the topic.
Or; I wasn't exactly sure what led to my mental breakdown. I know that it was caused by multiple points of stress, but I was unable to exactly identify those points. This was a means of looking at the story with a bit of objectivity in order to further understand what led me there.
Take your pick. They're all valid answers.
Or; I was frustrated with answering the same questions constantly. People were concerned and curious, but I have a fear of repeating myself. So I wrote it all down as a means of further avoiding the topic.
Or; I wasn't exactly sure what led to my mental breakdown. I know that it was caused by multiple points of stress, but I was unable to exactly identify those points. This was a means of looking at the story with a bit of objectivity in order to further understand what led me there.
Take your pick. They're all valid answers.
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