We’re back for a fourth month of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group!
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July 7 – What would make you quit writing?
Jayden: I want to say nothing, but I’m sure something could. I’ve thought about things like if I couldn’t physically type anymore, but there are dictation softwares that are pretty good nowadays. I don’t love them, and I definitely write better when I type it as opposed to think it out loud, but I could do it. So, physical ability wouldn’t stop me.
Um. I’ve written through miscarriage, pregnancy, having an infant, working full time plus extra jobs, graduate school, a pandemic, a job change, and a divorce. I don’t know that there’s anything that will take me away from writing permanently.
Richard: If I got my hands cut off, maybe? I’ve been told Alzheimer’s is an issue for some older writers. I can’t really think of anything else either. Basically, Jayden’s answer, but without getting pregnant and stuff.
Jayden: Oh yeah, I thought of Alzheimer’s, too, and it runs in my family, but I’m definitely hoping to avoid that. And oh look, we’re the same person!
J R Vincente 
Getting your hands cut off would definitely make writing harder. The prosthetic hands they make these days are getting pretty sophisticated, though, so that might only be a temporary setback.
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That is very true! I’m sure we’d find a way.
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Ok, so the only answer I could come up with is Death, but getting my hands cut off would be a bit of a set back. But what a story! You’d definitely have to use the dictation software to tell that one.
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Definitely! Maybe we could make enough money to pay for dictation services or something. 😉
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No hands would be a problem but not an excuse to quit!
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Just a temporary setback!
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