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Chessie
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The only thing hard in writing for me is sitting still and doing it, I'd rather be up and moving. But if I'm in rhythm, that isn't so bad either. And maybe I'm to a point in life where I've done enough things that actually are hard, that calling writing hard (for me) would be an insult to the hard work I've done. It is a helluva lot of effort, but I enjoy the process of writing, AND the process of editing, too. The social/marketing thing I dread. But even then, I've done worse things already in this life.
Dude, I'm telling you, Google Docs on your smart phone is the most amazing thing ever. I put in 1k laying in BED before turning off the lights. Just saying. With kiddos and everything, gotta get it in where you can!
As for the rest, to an extent, I agree with Christopher Michael. Typing words and using my imagination isn't neuroscience. What's difficult about it is, well, writing fiction people want to buy. You can put on the fancy cover, spend $$$$ on ads, blog like the dickens, etc and still not have a book that sells very well. Why? Because it's ****ing hard that's WHY. Selling books is something different than writing so yeah, writing is the easy part compared to figuring out what people want to read, getting good at that, and sticking to your brand, imo.