The Messy and Non-Linear Creative Process

The chapter discusses the messy and non-linear nature of the creative process, particularly in writing a novel. They talk about how it is common for writers to go through a process of writing, trashing, picking back up, breaking apart, and starting over from scratch. They share their personal experience of finding fragments of their first novel and realizing a connection between them when they moved to New York.

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