I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some balk every step of the way, others seem to write themselves - but certainly the mechanics of writing, finding the time and the psychic space, are easier now that my children are grown.
How plotless real life was!
I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it.
I save the best of myself for novels, and I believe it shows
Just because we're related doesn't mean we are any good at understanding each other.
I would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them - without a thought about publication - and only in the last draft to consider how the work will look from the outside.