My writing day has grown shorter as I've aged, although it seems to produce the same number of pages.
I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level.
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.
And she thought what a clean, simple life she would have led if it weren't for love.
...if you catalogue grudges, anything looks bad.
View your burden as a gift. It's the theme that has been given you to work with. Accept that and lean into it.