What are the best and worst aspects of being an author?
Naturally, the best is the dream of getting paid for doing what I enjoy. But for the most part, the best and the worst are one in the same. I love that I can set my own pace and don’t have to answer to anyone else or deal with the distraction of temperamental coworkers all day. If I decide I want to work until two in the morning and take a nap the next afternoon, I can. I get to wear comfortable clothes I wouldn’t dare wear in public. On the other hand, working alone provides no structure in my life, and I tend to isolate. My body never has to budge from my desk chair, so while I’m working I get practically no exercise except for a few short strolls to the refrigerator. Also, those comfortable clothes do nothing to remind me not to make those trips. The fact that I work at home means I get interrupted frequently when my family is around.
