JK Rowling

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12/3/2025, 9:29:34 PM
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Neigh Chance
@littledarkhorse
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@jk_rowling @adammcarter @ddsnorth @SRonhai @HazelAppleyard Well hopefully you won’t ever finish it. I much prefer people to have a happy life
J.K. Rowling
@jk_rowling
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@adammcarter @ddsnorth @SRonhai @HazelAppleyard Well, it's an odd thing, because I'm not very keen on the tortured artist trope; generally speaking, I've produced my best work when I've been happiest in my private life, but this particular project is something I go in and out of, and I associate it with troubled times.
Adam Carter
@adammcarter
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@jk_rowling @ddsnorth @SRonhai @HazelAppleyard > I seem to work on it only in my darker moments

This 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻
J.K. Rowling
@jk_rowling
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@ddsnorth @SRonhai @HazelAppleyard It's not always that. I have a half completed novella on this laptop that I've worked on, on and off, for several years. It's a strange story, and I seem to work on it only in my darker moments. I have no idea whether I'll ever finish it. It simultaneously attracts and repels me.
ddsnorth ™
@ddsnorth
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@jk_rowling @SRonhai @HazelAppleyard A harsh truth, that.

Freud would conclude it as: "fear of success"
J.K. Rowling
@jk_rowling
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@SRonhai @HazelAppleyard If it matters enough to you, you'll complete it. If you have no will to do so, time to start a different project.

The statement is part of a conversation about a creative project and the personal feelings associated with it. It does not engage with public issues or societal concerns, and instead focuses on personal reflections and creative processes.