writing for a living.

"the joy of writing for a living is that you get to do it all the time. the misery is that you have to, whether you're in the mood or not. i wouldn't be the first writer to point out that doing something so deeply personal does become less jolly when you have to keep on at it, day after cash-generating day. to use a not ridiculous analogy: sex = nice thing. sex for cash = probably less fun, perhaps morally uncomfy and psychologically unwise." [writing for a living: a joy or a chore?|via]