Does anyone have as much fun when writing? / Why hate your own creation?

[KrakenRiderEmma]

Having ideas and expressing them is always fun. Trying to make the expression good, clear, coherent, well-structured, and meaningful for someone else — by any definition at all of those things — is hard work. As soon as you start thinking about the work part, some of the pure fun drains out, and that’s what has already been said a bunch of times in this thread.

I would not write for fun at all if I didn’t have a way to offload the parts that feel like chores when I can’t summon the energy to push through those chores. I need too much energy for other things! So it’s nice to be able to mostly focus on the fun parts, the inspiring aspects of expression, fun detail work, and decisions about how to fix and adjust.

 

[Ilikewaterkusa]

I often find myself grinning foolishly while writing. A weird joy is derived from it. Getting lost in my own imagination is truly a special feeling. This feeling is one I like to think ever writer feels, but from what I have seen on multiple forums, it is most definitely not the case. I see writers saying it feels like a second job more than anything. Reading their comments, it sounds as if they actively hate their own creations but are still writing them.

What do you think about this?

hate: cringe. The creation being subverted against the wills of its creator. For example, a weapon of peace is used to promote war.