Today writing is hard. Period. Wouldn’t matter if it was a novel, a short story, or a piece of flash fiction. Today writing my name is difficult and I know the solution. Do anything except write. Laundry, dishes, vacuuming, garbage, even cleaning the toilets make the list.
Well, I checked off three items stopping with the garbage. An idea yelled at me and I had to go write.
What do you do when the writing gets difficult?
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
Interesting and thought provoking quote, Jo. In some ways I agree with it, but not in others. Pieces of flash do need carefully constructing – which can become frustrating, especially if a word limit is set. But a novel can be years of work. In my case, historical fiction requires many hours of thorough research long before the writing starts. But I do understand what the author of the quote is saying. First drafts of novels generally just enable thoughts to flow and the really hard work comes with the editing.
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I know what you mean. For the Flash I write I spend as much if not more time in the editing phase especially if there is a word limit. I bet for a novel the time in edit is directly proportional, if not more. considering the length you need to keep continuity correct. 😊
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no piece of writing is easy if we cant to produce something worth reading, even magazine articles can be so painstaking. When I am out of ideas or feeling thin, I run, it clears the head.
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It is the producing something worth reading that concerns me the most. It can be daunting if I let myself think about it. Sometimes it is really better if I don’t think at all. 😲
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I get confused and caught up in self doubt right up until I press publish or send, then I sit and bite my nails!
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Ha. I worry and fret, but once I hit send I forget about it. It is gone and there is little I can do but hope for the best.
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