Karen Joy Fowler
The job requires a lot of emotional maintenance. I figure most writers begin because they like it, they like telling stories. They take pleasure in figuring out the best way to say what they want to say. But there are so many ways in which to lose that initial joy – endless rejection, bad reviews (and I include here the bad reviews you are constantly giving yourself,) a writing group with no taste, time pressures, blank pages, online snark.
So I think it’s important to check in with yourself periodically. Ask yourself, is this still fun? If it isn’t, figure out what you need to do to get the fun back in.
So I think it’s important to check in with yourself periodically. Ask yourself, is this still fun? If it isn’t, figure out what you need to do to get the fun back in.
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