He was 'creatively dead.' Then he harnessed the power of boredom
Hrishikesh Hirwaytk says the cause of his writer's block was a "whirlpool of self judgment."
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Hrishikesh Hirwaytk says the cause of his writer's block was a "whirlpool of self judgment."
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