When Your Writing Just Isn't Going To Cut It

Read this hilarious, honest, and insightful piece journalist Corinne Purtill wrote for Salon called "My Book Was A Bad Idea" in which she describes how she set out to write a book, twice, and failed both times.

It's got gems like:

In the years since [taking time off to write a book] , many well-meaning people have asked me, “How’s the book?” This once-innocuous question falls upon my ears today like “How’s your chlamydia?” or “What happened to those lewd conduct charges against you?”

And:

My spirit animal has been kicked in the nuts.

Frankly, I think she should write a book. I'd read it.