molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 25/04/2026it’s so funny that i really genuinely believed writing would get easier over time. that’s hilarious. it’s not even a mean lie somebody told me, it’s just a fake thing i came up with. 49161183
Kate Simpson, PhD, RN @katersimpson.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I have found writing to be easier over time. I got better with practice. 000
themule.bsky.social @themule.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I found it didn't get any easier, but I got a little faster at it. 020
Anna Richland @annarichland.bsky.social · 25/04/2026It's very helpful to see so many writers I admire agreeing with this. I feel like every gain in skill I make through experience is more than wiped out by losses from aging, media consumption, and stress. "Look this novel only took 14 months!" 230
penelope-merrell.bsky.social @penelope-merrell.bsky.social · 25/04/2026You may have a germ of a story there. 😁 000
idnana @anandimish.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I read somewhere that overtime writing either gets easier or better... you can choose the path to go down. It’s gotten so much tougher for me too... what did I expect though. 040
Ziedrich Pengels @thebigzeo.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Don’t worry, we all do that. Every time I finish a chapter I promise the next one will be easier, it won’t be, but it allows me to keep going without losing all hope! 000
Truth @1truth.bsky.social · 25/04/2026For me, It has gotten easier over time. I used to be atrocious; now am just horrible. 000
Cathode Ray Zone @cathoderayzone.bsky.social · 25/04/2026It has for me. Significantly so. Better at it too. 100
Jack 🐕 🐕 🐕 🐈 @itsajack.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I thought that too, and I still struggle after 20ish years. I'm only a technical writer and that is really just a bunch of lists stuck together. 010
Adequate Blue Heron @matingplumage.bsky.social · 25/04/2026You made it up and told everyone… …like a writer? 000
Darkest Timeline @darkest-timeline.bsky.social · 25/04/2026You just end up giving yourself higher standards and new ways to beat yourself up. 000
Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 25/04/2026Right?! I’ve been doing this for decades and there are still weeks when I feel like I am chipping the words out of granite with my teeth. 1561
MrBadExample @mrbadexample7.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I find it is easier in some ways, but just as hard in others. 000
Liz Schiller #DefundthePolice @lizzzs.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I do way less of it than you but a thing that changed for me was that inspiration has shown up enough times that I trust that it is possible or even likely it will show up again. Also I've been right enough times, in enough rooms, that I have confidence in my ability with editing and revision. 000
Brian @brian49047.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Totally depends I guess. Current WIP I had the story in my head, but I had no CLUE how to plot it/organize it. Had like 100 different "chapter" documents that no clue what to do with even after I told the story - the organizing was hell this time 000
Men Are Not Ok @men-are-not-ok.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Old me: write a novel. It's cheaper than therapy Now me: great, now I need more therapy 010
Murderers As Leaders @morbidhegel.bsky.social · 25/04/2026For me what has become painfully hard is letting go of any piece of writing without my mind wanting to keep working on it, and change it. 000
lisdoon.bsky.social @lisdoon.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Which is why I've always loved the quote - no one likes writing, they like haven written - or something like that, said by a wise person somewhere😂👍💙 010
molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 25/04/2026lol why are men i don't know being condescending to me about this, let a girl complain about her job in peace 44522
öx45tallboy @ox45tallboy.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I don't think that's an unreasonable assumption when you're starting out. Just about everything else gets easier with practice. And I do think that many aspects of writing do get easier - you get better at typing, at locating references, and using features in your word processor. 010
ResisterSister @subhousewife.bsky.social · 25/04/2026After writing documents for years, I got burned out on it and struggle to even find the words for greeting cards. 010
יונה דער טינטפיש Squiddlio @estreyagraf.bsky.social · 25/04/2026FWIW, your writing gets better over time, even if it doesn’t get easier. 2191
Clive Warner @adventurist.bsky.social · 25/04/2026It DOES get easier over time. But whether you still want to write ... ah, that's the thing. 000
TruelyEsoteric @truelyesoteric.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Every time I start a new thing I always think, I know I have done it a million times, but this is the one I will not be able to do. 130
Arara @arara.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Well, it doesn't get easier. On the other hand, you got better at it 020
my good bitch 💎 @clozilla.cryptoanarchy.network · 25/04/2026is it weird if that’s kinda why I like writing? I think art is fun because it’s challenging 161
Michael Heath Pecorino @mhplives.bsky.social · 25/04/2026If true, I refuse to finish even this sente 1111
Personality Contest @jakegarza.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I write songs for a hobby and it never gets easier. I’ve definitely become a better songwriter, but the task itself is almost always very difficult for me. 020
larrytmg.bsky.social @larrytmg.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Bias toward optimism. It's a human thing, but (if you are a human 🤪) you have to watch out for it and be at least a little bit skeptical. 000
Mr. Taylor @hauntedlunchbox.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Same as art. I feel like every blank page is a war. 040
Ken Dow @kennymd.bsky.social · 25/04/2026In music, people say your ear should always be ahead of your chops. If it isn't, you're not improving/evolving. The downside is it m byakes it difficult to ever be satisfied. 000
please dont RT me!!!!! @newmanculture.bsky.social · 25/04/2026out of curiosity, do you find all aspects of it equally as hard? 90% of my time is just spent deciding on phrasing, back in the day and now, personally. 100
Drew Habits @habits.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I love how writing gets way harder when you don't do it but doing it regularly never makes it all the way easy. Language rules, so glad we invented it, this is so much better than just pointing at a fruit tree and grunting so your friends can follow you to a nice snack to all silently enjoy together 010
