Running a close second [as a writing lesson] was the realization that stopping a piece of work just because it's hard, either emotionally or imaginat… - Stephen King

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Running a close second [as a writing lesson] was the realization that stopping a piece of work just because it's hard, either emotionally or imaginatively, is a bad idea. Sometimes you have to go on when you don't feel like it, and sometimes you're doing good work when it feels like all you're managing is to shovel shit from a sitting position.