I Quit Writing My Novel When My Life Imitated My Art

And I don’t know if I can pick it back up again.

Shannon Ashley
Nov 1 · 6 min read

Oscar Wilde was certainly on to something when he famously wrote, “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life.”

Don’t I know it.

Back in August 2012, I began writing a novel about a young woman who spontaneously left her entire life…

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Shannon Ashley

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Single mama, fulltime writer, exvangelical. It's not about being flawless, it's about being honest. Top Writer. shannon.ashley.medium@gmail.com

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