Oh, It’s Tuesday: In Defense of the Indefensible: Sick of Writing

Jan 06, 2009 4 Comments by

It’s rather weird being a writer, b/c often you get down and depressed about writing and you think, “God, I don’t feel like writing any more. It’s hard and terrible work, and sometimes it feels like it’s brought me nothing but pain.

So you feel awful for a few days, sometimes weeks, sometimes months, because you’re so very sick of writing. You could throw yourself off a building this revulsion feels so bad. And it soon gets to the point where you have to make a mental list of all the people it would irreparably hurt if you actually did go through with the rooftop dive fantasy. It’s that bad.

And this goes on and on until one day you’re inspired to actually write about being sick of writing.

So you do. And then you feel better.

Go figure.

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In addition to running Fierce and Nerdy, Ernessa T. Carter is the author of 32 CANDLES, a romantic comedy that is totally worth buying.
  • http://intensedebate.com/people/keldoo keldoo

    ugh. been there. once worked on a screenplay that had so many rewrites i really wanted to die. it seemed much easier than writing….

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/keldoo keldoo

    ugh. been there. once worked on a screenplay that had so many rewrites i really wanted to die. it seemed much easier than writing….

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/JeffRogers Jeff Rogers

    occupational hazard: staring into the void. that's one scary ass void.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/JeffRogers Jeff Rogers

    occupational hazard: staring into the void. that's one scary ass void.

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