Do you have to be Mentally Unhealthy to write a Good Novel?

The Relationship between Creativity and Mental Health

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One of my friends and Japanese writer, 月ノ羽衣 wrote an interesting story based on her experience. When she was younger and she was seriously ill, she found somebody’s post on an Internet forum;

「良い小説を書くために、精神的な病気になりたい」
“I want to be…