Twisted Hilarity
Write because you love it (even if you hate it sometimes!).
Because your love of the writing is...well, it's your cake. Fans and acceptance letters and good reviews are just frosting. They're awesome to have, and they make things even better, but when no one likes what you've written, when no one wants to publish what you have, when you can't make enough money from it, when there are nasty comments and trolls galore?
You'll still make it through as long as you have your cake. But if you don't, when that frosting disappears, you've got nothing left to help you continue writing.
So just make sure you have cake.
Because your love of the writing is...well, it's your cake. Fans and acceptance letters and good reviews are just frosting. They're awesome to have, and they make things even better, but when no one likes what you've written, when no one wants to publish what you have, when you can't make enough money from it, when there are nasty comments and trolls galore?
You'll still make it through as long as you have your cake. But if you don't, when that frosting disappears, you've got nothing left to help you continue writing.
So just make sure you have cake.
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