Motivational Monday

YOU DON'T KNOW WHY YOU STARTED YOUR NOVEL, 

YOU NO LONGER REMEMBER WHY YOU IMAGINED 

THAT ANYONE WOULD WANT TO READ IT, 

AND YOU'RE PRETTY SURE THAT EVEN IF YOU FINISH IT 

IT WON'T HAVE BEEN WORTH THE TIME OR ENERGY 

AND EVERY TIME 

YOU STOP LONG ENOUGH TO COMPARE IT 

TO THE THING THAT YOU HAD IN YOUR HEAD WHEN YOU BEGAN - 

A GLITTERING, BRILLIANT, WONDERFUL NOVEL, 

IN WHICH EVERY WORD SPITS FIRE AND BURNS, 

A BOOK AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN 

THE BEST BOOK YOU EVER READ - 

IT FALLS SO PAINFULLY SHORT 

THAT YOU'RE PRETTY SURE THAT IT WOULD BE A MERCY 

SIMPLY TO DELETE THE WHOLE THING.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB.

THAT'S HOW NOVELS GET WRITTEN.

(Neil Gaiman)

Yes. Just . . . yes.