Why Does Writing Suck?

What our chores and our writing have in common, then, is their requirement for boring, everyday discipline. This, I suspect, is what people mean when they say they hate writing: not so much the actual typing of words as the act of sitting down at one's desk (or, more realistically, one's couch), and opening a blank document. Like most chores and obligations - like trying to get oneself to the gym - the low point is just before you begin. And like most chores, the satisfaction derived from writing is all too short-lived. Especially when you're writing for the ephemeral internet, or writing anything that will be discussed on the internet. "There's so much out there that your stuff is competing against," says Young. "People can really like it, and then two hours later they really like something else."