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This feels like gatekeeping writing unnecessarily. It's a fairly common sentiment among writers that writing is painful. "I don't enjoy writing, I enjoy having

This feels like gatekeeping writing unnecessarily. It's a fairly common sentiment among writers that writing is painful. "I don't enjoy writing, I enjoy having written", etc.

dexwiz 5y ago
Birth is a painful process.
nfw2 5y ago
Although it seems contradictory, I expect many writers would say writing is often painful, but they still feel compelled to do it because keeping their ideas inside is more painful. Pain and motivation aren't mutually exclusive.