▁way ▁saying ▁it ▁is ▁" normal " ▁or ▁" good " ▁to ▁be ▁de pressed . ▁R ather , ▁he ▁see ks ▁to ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁mel anch oly , ▁or ▁as ▁he ▁dub s ▁it ▁" gener ative ▁mel anch oly " ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁power fully ▁cre ative ▁force ▁that ▁has ▁motiv ated ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Virginia ▁W ool f , ▁John ▁Ke ats , ▁Vincent ▁van ▁G og h , ▁and ▁Ludwig ▁van ▁Be eth oven ▁to ▁produce ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁art istic ▁master pie ces ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁gen res . ▁Further , ▁he ▁express es ▁concern ▁that ▁America ' s ▁ag gress ive ▁diagn osis ▁of ▁any ▁negative ▁m ood , ▁however ▁slight , ▁as ▁bad , ▁ab normal , ▁or ▁dangerous ▁will ▁lead ▁to ▁an ▁er adic ation ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁power fully ▁inspir ational ▁and ▁motiv ational ▁forces ▁and ▁its ▁potential ▁products . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁N PR ▁story ▁on ▁the ▁book ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁Emma ▁Richmond ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁writer ▁of ▁ 3 3 ▁rom ance ▁nov els ▁in ▁M ills ▁& ▁Bo on ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Emma ▁was ▁born ▁when ▁open ▁fields ▁and ▁far ms ▁were ▁the ▁norm ▁and ▁motor ways ▁none x istent . ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁ter r ific ▁child hood . ▁Snow ▁in ▁winter , ▁sun ▁in ▁summer . ▁A ▁life ▁of ▁advent ure . ▁Emma ▁has ▁an ▁older