Difficult work Quote by M. Molly Backes

“Writing is physical work. It’s sweaty work. You can’t just will yourself to become a good writer. You really have to work at it.”

— Will Haygood

Writing is hard, but the more you write, and enjoy what you write, the better it gets.

— Alice Munro

“Writing is easy. Writing is hard. It's a breeze and a struggle, just like life.”

— Dennis R. Miller

“Writing is hard. Not as hard as not writing. Not writing is torturous, bloody, chaotic and a gruesome winless battle. A writer who writes,…

— Jamie Weise

“Being a writer is a more difficult job than people imagine.”

— Sara Sheridan

“Writing is very hard mostly because until you try to write something down, it’s easy to fool yourself into believing you understand things. Writing…

— Mark Vonnegut

“Writing is not that easy, but it's obviously fun and I like it.”

— Alvi Syahrin

“...the demands of writing and of real life are not always similar.”

— John Irving

Writing has been as difficult for me as for people who don't like to write and as little fun.

— Octavia E. Butler

Writing is so hard. And then, sometimes, it is so bewilderingly easy.

— Patricia Hampl

“I've worked really hard to make myself a better writer. I don't think writing is something that comes to people naturally; it is a…

— Nathan Nixon

“Writing isn't easy because you have to relieve the most painful moments of your life, over and over again, and then you have to…

— Cristian Mihai