Writing is Work

 
I enjoy writing.
 
I love making up stories.
 
I get a real kick out of making shit up.
 
But, damn, if it isn't work.
 
Takes effort.
 
Requires time spent.
 
The words stack up, but only if I take the time and make the effort to write the damn things.
 
All of which sounds a bit negative. Which isn't my point (assuming I have one).
 
I'm actually quite happy with how my current writing project is progressing. The words are stacking up. The story is proceeding apace. The outline is holding up (though I'm only in the 3rd chapter and I've adjusted it once already). I have no complaints.
 
Some people tell me they don't consider writing "work". I stare at them like they're silly.
 
I know it's work.
 
If it wasn't work, I would have clocked 1 million words of fiction years ago.
 
If it wasn't work, I would know more people who have completed stacks of novels and piles of short stories.
 
Writing isn't hard. It's not like digging ditches or waiting tables. But it is work.
 
You can disagree if you like, but the world of evidence is on my side.
 
Writing is work.
 
-David
 
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