"don't do it unless you have to"

Good advice. After writing 6 books, I can’t find another one in me. I keep hoping but it seems far too daunting, and since my days of big fat advances are gone, also hard to find the time. But there is something so delicious about being deep in the middle of a project and following the thread, trying to articulate something important. Sending good writing vibes.

Congrats, Hugh. I agree w/ Cormac McCarthy’s advice.

Define “have to.”

As a young, aspiring writer I know I could probably survive without writing another story. Still stopping writing seems about as likely (and appealling) as stopping breathing.

I’d just happily skip the editing part.