The (un)glamorous life of a writer in Birmingham

Bad gigs, being accosted in the street; and misplaced jealousy

Jan 13, 2024

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By Charlie Hill

When Cormac McCarthy, the author of All The Pretty Horses, was asked why he started writing, his response was refreshingly free of bullshit: “I don’t know why I started writing. I don’t know why anybody does it. Maybe they’re bored, or failures at something else.”

This quote speaks to me for two reasons. The first is for its accuracy of it…

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