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THE DECAY CHAIN
I intended to spend my time working rigidly on a sequel to a
novel I’d previously written. While I did initially take in years of
notes, brainstorming further scenes and ideas, and write many
new chapters, I found that this wasn’t the outcome I valued
from Arteles. The very experience of working outside of normal
routines, of having a vast swathe of time to do something, do
nothing, to be anything, was new. And this challenged me and had
me question what I want and what I will do with my writing. I don’t
have the answer but this is the first I’ve thought of this, to step
outside my writing and look back. It was also the first experience
I have had of being completely in the moment, still and quiet and
able to look and be without judging.