Writing is Hell ;)
Vanessa WaltersThoughts on the writing life from a writer writing.
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Writing is hell…When your book doesn't sell as expected
A lot of books have a massive push and still don’t sell as well as expected. Many now -famous works, such as Moby Dick, Animal Farm, The Lord of the Flies, and The Catcher in the Rye, launched to a mixed or disappointing reception. The trut...
Writing is Hell...Unless you wake up at 5 am
It is 4.57 am on January 2nd, 2026, and you are sitting at your newly-cleared desk in your room, refreshed by a glass of water, thinking about all the great writing you are going to do.
This house is so quiet you can hear the pipes chuggin...
Writing is Hell...Unless you apply for residencies
The year is 2015. I am in the doldrums, rudderless and wondering what my life will become, sitting at the kitchen table with my dear Nigerwife friend Mona in Lagos, Nigeria. We are catching up, talking kids, parents and the cost of imported...
Writing is Hell...during the Holidays
Thanksgiving was mid for me. It has been a year of too-mixed blessings, from my grandfather’s passing to projects falling through or being suspended, to friendships imploding, ADHD mayhem, stressful high school applications, and other stuff...
Writing is Hell...without suspense
‘But the boy was pointing out the window, and when he looked, he went cold all over. Coming across the field towards the house were four bearded men and two women. He grabbed the boy by the hand. Christ, he said. Run. Run.’ The Road, Cormac...
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