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Why Writers Have More In Common with Chairman Mao Than You Might Think

Understanding the chaotic nature of writing

Yes, that page may be blank now, but just you wait until your little dictator’s voice gets going Photo by Mike Tinnion on Unsplash

If, like me, you buy or you are subscribed to the New Humanist, you, too, probably read an essay by Philip Pullman that appeared on the pages of the magazine almost ten years ago. Under the title “Writing is…