it 's bedeviled by labored writing and slack direction . 
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ 's) (VP (VBN bedeviled) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (VBN labored) (NN writing)) (CC and) (NP (NN slack) (NN direction)))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBZ ) (VP (VBN ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (VBN ) (NN )) (CC ) (NP (NN ) (NN )))))) (. )))