I’ve been reading Jane Yolen’s book on writing, Take Joy, a book for writers.
“There are writers who believe that writing is agony, and that’s the best anyone can say of it. Gene Fowler’s famous words are quoted all the time: ‘Writing is easy: all you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until the drops of blood form on your forehead.’ Or Red Smith’s infamous screed: ‘There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.’
“But by God that’s a messy way of working. And blood is extremely hard to get off of white paper.
“… I suggest you learn to write not with blood and fear, but with joy.”
I choose joy.
Maureen