I wrote good poetry when I was depressed. But I wrote really great stuff when I was in my normal state of being. In the same way that beer can be a social lubricant and your ultimate undoing if not kept in check, depression should be a tool to write but it has to be cured immediately with a good movie, a night out with friends, that shopping spree we postponed ... writers who believe that they are starving artists should - and I feel strongly about this - get a life.
There is a lot more to life to enjoy than to be depressed about.
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