[wellthisisgreat]

I have one thing that gives me a deep sense of fulfillment and a feeling that I was not living those few hours of my life in vain. That is writing fiction.

paradoxically (or maybe not) it is not as rewarding process-wise as writing software, which has the strongest instant gratification loop after, maybe, video games.

You can’t really be a writer, however, unless you want to die in poverty, etc.

[empressplay]

You can make a living as a writer but you need to crank out 4-5 novels a year, which is more than I can do!

[stazz1]

I reckon that would certainly affect the quality of the compositions. Unless, of course, 4-5 is the natural output of some monster writers.