The Reasons

[Updated to Reason #15.]

101 Reasons to Stop Writing is a work in progress. Yes, there will be 101 reasons. No, they are not all here yet. No, they're not in any specific order. Yes, I really do know what I'm doing. Kinda.

This post will be linked from the sidebar, so new readers can read the list without being troubled to browse the archives. The list may not always be up to date, as I'm really lazy.

The Reasons:

1. You Don't Buy Books
2. You Are Not Stephen King (Addendum)
3. You Think Anyone Can Be A Writer
4. That's a Lot of Words
5. I'll Just Pad This Out
6. You Don't Read What You're Writing
7. Publishing is Dying
8. What's Your Exit Strategy? (Addendum: Stay the Course vs Cut and Run)
9. Put the Thesaurus Down
10. You're Not Doing It Right (Addendum: Now With Even More Sex!)
11. You Think Web 2.0 Will Change Publishing (Addendum: You Think You Can Fix Publishing)
12. You think Grammar is the Amish Word for Your Mom's Mom
13. You Are Not Dan Brown
14. Youre Speling is Atrowshus
15. You're a Cliché Abuser

Reasons 16-101 to come. When the list is complete, if you haven't stopped writing, then God help you.