it's hard

Writing is hard. It is. Some people think writers just sit down and spew genius, but that's usually not true. At least not among any of the writers I know.

Everything I have written since Clarion West has been utter drek. But you know what? That's okay.

There is a reason why rewrites and first readers and critique groups exist. No one should stop with a first draft.

This is what I tell myself, over and over again.