12 Ways Writing is Like Running 50 Miles

It’s so easy to do the first part. Everyone can write a few chapters. It feels great.
You start hearing about people who are doing better than you are. You feel like everyone is passing you. Maybe they are.
You need aid in the form of food that makes you happy and encouraging smiles from strangers or family and friends.
Sometimes it gets messy. You just have to keep going.
You feel like you are all alone. There is no one who seems to be doing what you are doing for miles around.
You have to keep going, making tiny goals.
You have to readjust your goals when you realize you won’t be able to finish in your goal time.
You need to tell other people what you need.
You need a support crew to look after the home fires for a bit.
You may get lost and have to start over again.
When you can see the finish line, everything gets easy again.
After the finish line, there will be casualties and you will need to recuperate.