Greg Mottola Quotes

Writing has never been that simple for me.

Writing doesn't come easily to me. It gets more and more difficult.

Let's face it, writing is hell.

I find writing really hard, but then, every author I know finds writing really hard work.

It's really hard for me, every day, to confront my writing. It never gets easier over time.

There's a danger in romanticizing what it means to be a writer. Because what it really means is hard, hard work. It means tearing your hair out. Feeling like your head is about to explode.

I huff and puff and struggle with every sentence, paragraph and page - sometimes every word as well.

Writing has been as difficult for me as for people who don't like to write and as little fun.

Writing is just always hard for me. It always feels like drawing blood. It's never particularly easy.

I envy people who write easily. I enjoy the process, but it's not easeful for me.

I have a problem with beginnings... and endings... and middles. But I don't know what else I would do. I find it very, very difficult to write. It takes everything; it's physically and mentally and emotionally exhausting for me. And my neighbours. And my dog.

I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who wrote this crap?

I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It's not an enjoyable process.

Writing is agony for me. I work at it eight hours every day, hoping to get six pages, but I am satisfied with three.

Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Each time, I think I'm never going to write another book. It never gets easier.

Writing never came naturally and I still have to force my hand to do it.

Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me.

I'm not too fond of the hard work and the constant battle with self-doubt that goes on when I write, but I figure that's part of the territory.

Writing is the only thing in my life that doesn't get easier. It just doesn't.

I find writing extraordinarily difficult and not very pleasurable, though I find having done it very pleasurable. I won't lie about that.

I find writing very difficult. It's hard and it hurts sometimes, and it's scary because of the fear of failure and the very unpleasant feeling that you may have reached the limit of your abilities.

Frankly, I have always dreaded writing - there always seemed to be pain involved, unpleasant self-examination and a lot of fear.

Writing is not fun.

I find writing extremely difficult. I usually have to drag myself to my desk, mainly because I doubt myself. And it's getting harder because I want to improve with every book.