Quitting is not an option

Yes, I know. I recently told you to quit, if you must.

But it’s all part of the same game.

When you commit to writing, you don’t commit to a job. You commit to a lifestyle.

It’s not easy for other people to understand how you can spend so much time alone, thinking, dreaming. It’s not always that they’ll forgive you missing birthday parties or forgetting to show up for dinner, or disappearing for days on end, with your phone off and your head elsewhere.

It’s a sacrifice you’re making, to share yo...