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There's this site that publishes "inspiring" quotes about writing, from writers; some are good, some less so. I really like this one: > Writing is painful—it’s
by bambax 6y ago
There's this site that publishes "inspiring" quotes about writing, from writers; some are good, some less so. I really like this one:
> Writing is painful—it’s “fun” only for novices, the very young, and hacks — Mary Karr
https://advicetowriters.com/advice/three-writing-truths-1 https://advicetowriters.com/advice/three-writing-truths-1
- burntoutfire 6y agoAnd for Bukowski. His advice for people who suffer when writing was "Don't try". In truth though, the guy was a complicated enough character that I'm not sure that he was saying that in earnest.
- NewOrderNow 6y agoOne of the few times when the phrase "the struggle is real" is warranted.