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Four Thought: Series 4: Episode 75: Writing for a Living

Writing for a Living

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Episode 75: Writing for a Living

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Elizabeth Wurtzel explores the relationship between writing and the need to pay the bills.

Elizabeth Wurtzel revisits writing the seminal book Prozac Nation 20 years on, and she argues that the need to pay the bills helps a writer.

Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of the seminal memoir book Prozac Nation, revisits the process of writing the book. And on the twentieth anniversary of its publication, she explores the relationship between writing and the need to pay the bills.

Speaking in front of an audience at McNally Jackson Books in New York City, Elizabeth argues that people have lost their minds trying to write great literature. Instead, she says, "If your whole thing is 'I can't starve', you'd be stunned with what you come up with. You'll be thinking of what you need, not what you want. You'll definitely come up with the next right thing."

The host is Amanda Stern.

Producer: Giles Edwards.

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