The Write Stuff

What this episode covers

On October 1, 2022 Kasie and Rex took on professionalism in the writer/author marketplace. I read this quote from Shonda Rimes and wanted to riff on it today: “Also, you know, the dirty little secret of writing is that nobody loves writing. I don’t know anybody who loves writing while they’re writing. We all love having written. So the key is to have an idea you love and then to just do the work. Like do the work and force yourself through the harder parts, the parts where you’re not feeling so inspired. Get those pages out every single day so that once you’re done with the script, you feel amazing.” – Here’s the article it’s in. It reminded me immediately of running. I don’t like running. I like having ran. I like saying I’m a runner. BUT – I like swimming. So what’s the difference? What’s your “running” and what’s your “swimming” in this writerly life?