Quote by Nicholas Mosley

After these three novels I gave up writing novels for a time I was dissatisfied with romantic doom, yet didn't see much way around it.

After these three novels I gave up writing novels for a time

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The author expressed their decision to pause writing novels after completing three of them. They admitted feeling dissatisfied with the recurring theme of romantic doom in their work, but saw no apparent alternative at the time. This explanation suggests a temporary break from writing novels due to a creative frustration with the prevalent narrative element in their previous works.

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