What Everybody Ought to Know About Writing

It's hard. It's harder than you think. It never gets easier (but it does get better).

1. It's hard.

1. It's harder than you think.

1. It never gets easier (but it does get better).

1. It's scarier than it should be (but not too bad once you start).

1. It's the last thing you want to do when it's the first thing you should do.

1. It's usually pretty thankless (especially when you're doing it right).

1. It's easy to begin, hard to continue, and even harder to finish.

1. It's never enough; you can always do more.

1. It can be painful.

1. It's hard.