“It can take years. With the first draft, I just write everything. With the second draft, it becomes so depressing for me, because I realize that I was fooled into thinking I'd written the story. I hadn't-I had just typed for a long time. So then I have to carve out a story from the 25 or so pages. It's in there somewhere-but I have to find it. I'll then write a third, fourth, and fifth draft, and so on.” ThinkingWritingYearsFirstsLongStoriesRealizingWrittenPagesLong TimeThirdsFourthDepressingFifthFooled Author:David Sedaris
“You have to stick to what you love, as writing is such a lonely and depressing existence... stick to what you love and someone will hear your voice.” WritingVoiceExistenceLonelySticksDepressingWhat You Love Author:Chris Terrio
“I don't know why I write really depressing songs. I'm a kind of melancholy guy, I suppose. But I figure I'm about normal.” KnowsWritingKindGuySongFiguresNormalMelancholyDepressingReally Depressing Author:Townes Van Zandt