Writing isnt hard work its a nightmare - Philip Roth
Quote
“Writing isn’t hard work, it’s a nightmare. Coal mining is hard work. This is a nightmare.… There’s a tremendous uncertainty that’s built into the profession, a sustained level of doubt that supports you in some way. A good doctor isn’t in a battle with his work; a good writer is locked in a battle with his work. In most professions there’s a beginning, a middle, and an end. With writing, it’s always beginning again. Temperamentally, we need that newness. There is a lot of repetition in the work. In fact, one skill that every writer needs is the ability to sit still in this deeply uneventful business.""
Author
Philip Roth (b. 1933)
Reference
Daily Rituals How Artists Work by Mason Currey