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RE: book review: Mort, by Terry Pratchett
I don't know how it is with you, since you are actually a writer, but I often thought after reading a book, that I could do that myself. Writing, I mean.
All it takes is a idea for a great story - which I have. Its even something new. Well, not totally new, but new enough for todays standards.
But then, on second thought, it seems to be more difficult and labour intensive than it looks at first. And then probably 3 people will read it at the end, me included. So I think to myself "why bother". Which proves that I'm not a writer.
I've always said you know you're a writer if you can't NOT write. I go crazy if I stop writing for awhile. But you're right--it's incredibly labor intensive, the submission process is soul crushing, and the odds are against making any kind of decent money at all. People looking for a way to make a little money should look elsewhere!