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...but Genital Herpes just invited me to this killer party Syphilis is throwing!
In my brief forays around Internetland, I've been seeing a lot of people complaining about Writer's Block. Or that they have nothing to write about. Which is all well and good. Not everyone approaches writing the same way, and not everyone writes for the same reason.
I will say this: if you have ever considered writing for a living, Writer's Block is a luxury that you can't afford. Writing is not always fun. It's not always productive. It's not always good.
But when you're a writer, it's your job.
There's a romanticized idea that writers sit in coffeeshops, cracking wise, perhaps wearing a jaunty beret. We congregate like the Algonquin Round Table, where we dish like Mrs. Parker while sucking back drinks.
(The only thing I have in common with Mrs. Parker is a love of hats. And maybe a drinking problem.)
Again, if you're writing for fun, if you're writing for a hobby, if you're writing because you like to see words on a screen, this doesn't apply. But for anyone considering a career doing this very thing, remember it's a job.
When it's going well, there's nothing like it.
But when it's going horribly, you still have to show up.
(Unless gonorrhea shows up and finishes this book for me. Then we'd totally be BFFs.)
