Writing without inspiration: or, the long road to having a craft.

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” 

                                   - Stephen King

 So somehow I Messed up the font size. But I just wanted to say, that I now have more respect for Stephen King then I had before. I tried to get past the dreaded writer's block by force of will and learned the hard way how uphill that battle can be.

   Long story short (and yes that is appropriate...) I wrote a short story called "red as riding hood..." and then got called a douchebag and told that my writing was cringe-worthy and that I should be embarrassed by my attempts at being creative. Too me this had little to do with the story, but the point was taken. I am a writer who does not make claims to quality. I am often guilty of not letting my work speak for itself but reducing it to the context of "this is made by someone with a mental illness." For that, I will apologize, but I refuse to quit. Just as I am uninspired, it seems to me that silencing a voice that will acknowledge its faults is childish and makes me feel like I am being bullied. Something I won't tolerate. That being said as always all constructive criticism is welcome, But please no personal insults. In closing, I would like to thank Stephen King for being an inspiration to people like me who just want to do the work. Also, if there has been an improvement in my grammar, it is because of a great piece of software called Grammarly.