Ask any author how much they love what they do, and you’ll receive a myriad of answers. While crafting stories can be both arduous and exhilarating, everyone has wildly different feelings about the day-to-day execution of writing.
Some authors may fall into the same group as certain runners. They don’t like to writing, or run, but they like to have done it. There’s no denying the sense of accomplish at having to complete a day’s writing. Even if you know it will require some work to craft into something worthy of a true story, every author likes knowing they’ve finished the drill.
Other authors may ride the waves of the euphoria and torment. If they’re having a good day writing, it is the best feeling in the whole world. Facing a struggle to get even a few words out, they wonder why they even attempt something quite so difficult as creating art. Wouldn’t it be way easier to play a game?
And then there are people like me who adore the process of writing. I mean, I do it in all sorts of forms, not just fiction. I grapple with a great deal using the tool I’m best suited for, writing.
Does this mean every day is a joy and easy? Absolutely not. If I said that, it wouldn’t be anything close to the truth. I would be much more likely to make you question if I’m maybe detached from reality.
That’s the funny thing though. It isn’t about the feeling at the moment, but the true act of typing or putting pen to paper. As I draft this blog post, I’ve already written in three journals and knocked out just over a thousand words in a new novel that is moving closer to the finish line.
Why would I write more when I have written so much? Because I’m thankful for the time, space and creativity to do so. I look at the day as times when I get to write and the times when I’m thinking about writing. It is a great place to be.
And that’s why I’m thankful I don’t have to write. I get to write.
Enjoy the Journey. We’re all on it together.