What's the hardest part of being a writer to you, and what common writer woes don't make sense to you?

CountVanBadger

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The hardest part is that my desire to write is always inversely proportional to how much I need to write. XNPC is the first book I've ever written that might actually wind up being somewhat popular, and I need to get some chapters done before I burn through my backlog, and...uggghhh. I don't wanna. I wanna play video games. But playing video games is all I've done for the past couple weeks, and I can't afford to let myself keep being lazy, and...uggghhh.
 

AliceMoonvale

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Even if that technology existed, I'm not sure it would help as much as you'd think 😅
Some people use speech-to-text, but if I did that, the amount of editing required would drive me crazy. I could only imagine every unfiltered thought making it to paper.

Do not underestimate the power of autism.
A few unfiltered sentences is a worthy price to pay for technology that benefits the chronically lazy!
 

Lysander_Works

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For me it would be lack of financial backing to write as much and as often as I'd want to. It's tough trying to make money off them books. At this point I kind of stopped trying to. Figure I'd have more luck asking those who truly enjoyed what I make to donate, set the pay wall all the way to end rather than have it in the beginning. Isn't like it used to be...

As for the one thing I don't have to deal with, it would be 'writer's block.' My mind just bulldozes through my way to an answer and solution regarding plot structure. I argue that the music helps, but many swear it disrupts their process. We each got our own strengths and weaknesses.
 

LastMinami

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Having to work and then come home to write all day only to realize it's 12 pm, I'm already tired. Tomorrow I go back to work and I have to decide whether to publish it or edit it a little more (I have to work tomorrow, or rather, in 5 hours today).
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