You stole my story and something's got to be done about it.
All writing is difficult. The most you can hope for is a day when it goes reasonably easily. Plumbers don__ get plumber__ block, and doctors don__ get doctor__ block; why should writers be the only profession that gives a special name to the difficulty of working, and then expects sympathy for it?
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All writing is difficult. The most you can hope for is a day when it goes reasonably easily. Plumbers don__ get plumber__ block, and doctors don__ get doctor__ block; why should writers be the only profession that gives a special name to the difficulty of working, and then expects sympathy for it?
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