Why Write? Hell if I Know.

https://medium.com/redoubtable/why-write-hell-if-i-know-a1092d4307f3

When there is little chance that anything will ever come of your novel in progress it makes it a whole lot easier to set it aside and just do nothing with it. I know the numbers. There’s only about a 2% chance I’ll ever make a living solely from my writing. And since I’m already three years and 7.5 drafts into this novel with no payoff in sight it makes me wonder why I even write.

Funny thing is, the thing I’ve learned about writing is that even though I’m extremely passionate about it I can’t say I really enjoy it most of the time. It feels like mental ditch digging once I sit down with pad and pen or in front of the computer and start typing away. READ THE REST ON MEDIUM.