If you aren't having fun, if you aren't anxious to find out what happens next as you write, then not only will you run out of steam on the story, but you won't be able to entertain anyone else, either.
Tamora PierceNever before had she seen such creatures, though they looked much live very large, very shaggy white goats. Thin black horns punctuated the top of their long faces. You look like a collection of grandfathers, she thought, amused.
Tamora PierceIf you look hard and long, you can find us. If you listen hard and long, you can hear any of us, call any of us that you wish.
Tamora PierceSweetheart, never listen to what my enemies say. They're very confused people. I know they are because I've spent years making them that way.
Tamora Pierce