If we're not going to suffer, we should at least work hard. We should be disciplined. We should think about productivity. It's really a number crunching game, if you get right down to it. Or so the rumor goes.
Every writer has a personal tale about the hardships of writing.
And we all know that writing is a lonely business. But this swallowing gulf is no laughing matter. As we chart our descent into the netherworld of writing, honk if you know the story already. Outside, the sun is shining and the robins are happily pulling up worms. Inside your snug little home you're staring into the abyss.