Writing Reward
Misery loves company, right? Well, let me assure you, that if you are, or have been or expect to be miserable in your writing life (as I assure you, you will be), then you and I are joined at the hip.
I have wallowed in misery in my writing; I have shrugged off misery in my writing. I have fought it off and kept it at bay and failed at keeping it from tearing at my soul and have drowned again in it.
Because writing is hard.
It’s my mantra, you’ll notice, because I fear we have a disillusioned view in our society of the writing process. Slap a few words on the page, change up a couple of them in revisions and bam! You’re done! You got a story!
If only…
But with great challenge (misery included) comes great reward. I’m not talking publishing deals or movie offers. I’m talking about the intense satisfaction of extracting the vision in your head and putting it on the page. Because that’s what’s in our control. That’s what we do.
Misery loves company; I’m in the trenches with you. But euphoria also loves company, which means I’m also with you on the clouds.