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I feel least like a writer when I am working on a book.
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The speaker says that writing a book makes them feel less like the person they imagine a writer to be. The work itself does not bring a strong sense of identity or title; instead, being “a writer” seems more noticeable outside the act of writing than during it.
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- PEN America — The PEN Ten with Shani Mootoo
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