Writers shouldnโt underestimate the difficulty of what theyโre doing, and they should treat it with great seriousness. Youโre doing something that really matters, youโre telling stories that have an impact on other people and on the culture. You should tell the best stories you can possibly tell and put everything youโve got into it.
David GutersonTo persevere is always a reflection of the state of one's inner life, one's philosophy and one's perspective
David GutersonWell, I think itโs extraordinarily fun to write, and I look forward to it every day, but that doesnโt mean I think itโs easy. Thereโs a difference between the two. Itโs fun in the way all worthwhile things are fun โ thereโs difficulty attached to it. I think that a writer has to accept a certain amount of frustration. Itโs inherent in the task, and you have to simply persevere. Itโs part of the definition of the work.
David Guterson