"True ease in writing comes from Art, not Chance." (Pope, 537)
This quote, also the title of the poem, made me laugh. (I'm always laughing) I, having been a writer most of my life, know there is no such thing as 'true ease in writing.' That is a myth. Where is there 'true ease' in anything? Heck, sometimes blinking is hard. For writing, I have been in the zone, where everything is flowing and I'm writing 2000 words a day, day after day after day and it all seems great. But then, when I'm editing, I end up erasing over half of those words anyway. So much for being in the zone.
As for it being Art (capital A), I agree with that. Writers are artists. Not to be confused with artistes. But my form of art is a fickle bitch that is never truly easy. That doesn't mean I don't love it. Even when I'm struggling with something, there's nothing I'd rather do.
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