Goodreads asked Jack Messenger:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Jack Messenger Writing can be a kind of personal therapy that helps the writer understand his or herself and other people. It provides the writer with another world to inhabit, one that might be more interesting and stimulating than the real world. Characters can take on a life of their own and begin to dictate what happens: I find that fascinating. Finding a shape and rhythm to a story is also very gratifying (and very hard work!).

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