J.K. Rowling on writing and depression http://theinnerwriter.com/39/jk-rowling-on-writing-and-depression/ Support for a successful writing life Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:26:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 J.K. Rowling on writing and depression http://theinnerwriter.com/39/jk-rowling-on-writing-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Jason "J-Ryze" Fonceca Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:26:35 +0000 http://theinnerwriter.com/jk-rowling-on-writing-and-depression/#comment-308 A truly beautiful and inspiring story, which shines a lot for people who think divorce, being broke, kids, or depression are an excuse not to shine. Rock on and ryze up! A truly beautiful and inspiring story, which shines a lot for people who think divorce, being broke, kids, or depression are an excuse not to shine.

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]]> J.K. Rowling on writing and depression http://theinnerwriter.com/39/jk-rowling-on-writing-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Roberta Reid Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:40:25 +0000 http://theinnerwriter.com/jk-rowling-on-writing-and-depression/#comment-265 I can totally appreciate what Ms. Rowling said. I used to be a creative writer and was not bad, especially pertaining to school projects that involved writing. I have just started writing again, after many years with no writing whatsoever. This is therapeutic writing, to help me get through depression. It is too soon to tell if it will help, but I am relieved to hear that Ms. Rowling found writing to be helpful. I hope that will be the same for me too. Thank you again for giving me some hope. I can totally appreciate what Ms. Rowling said. I used to be a creative writer and was not bad, especially pertaining to school projects that involved writing. I have just started writing again, after many years with no writing whatsoever. This is therapeutic writing, to help me get through depression. It is too soon to tell if it will help, but I am relieved to hear that Ms. Rowling found writing to be helpful. I hope that will be the same for me too. Thank you again for giving me some hope.

]]> J.K. Rowling on writing and depression http://theinnerwriter.com/39/jk-rowling-on-writing-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-10 carole gill Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:21:20 +0000 http://theinnerwriter.com/jk-rowling-on-writing-and-depression/#comment-10 Sorry to hear how depressed Miss Rowling was. Especially with regard to her daughter. Depression is not nice, it's awful. I'm a writer, I'm not clinically depressed although I was when my Mother died. I had gone quite soon from leaving an abusive husband to caring for my Mother full-time as the only care giver. I did it for twelve years until her death. During that time I didn't date or anything--hence the depression as I had careved out no life for myself. I did however turn once again to writing seriously. Went to workshops, worked, and met my second husband. And am happily married. The funny thing is now, hard at work on a crime novel--I go from feeling terrific about it (after a full day of writing) to finding myself very near to feeling depressed. It's painful and awful. It's not depression but it's close. Enough about me--just want to comment about Miss Rowling, you are not only a gifted writer, you have been so brave and so honest in sharing this painful episode in your life and I can't tell you how very much I admire you for that. Hats off to you, what an example you set! Sorry to hear how depressed Miss Rowling was.
Especially with regard to her daughter.
Depression is not nice, it’s awful.
I’m a writer, I’m not clinically depressed although I was when my Mother died.
I had gone quite soon from leaving an abusive husband to caring for my Mother full-time as the only care giver. I did it for twelve years until her death. During that time I didn’t date or anything–hence the depression as I had careved out no life for myself.
I did however turn once again to writing seriously. Went to workshops, worked, and met my second husband. And am happily married.
The funny thing is now, hard at work on a crime novel–I go from feeling terrific about it (after a full day of writing) to finding myself very near to feeling depressed.
It’s painful and awful. It’s not depression but it’s close.
Enough about me–just want to comment about Miss Rowling, you are not only a gifted writer, you have been so brave and so honest in sharing this painful episode in your life and I can’t tell you how very much I admire you for that.
Hats off to you, what an example you set!

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