Goodreads asked Andrew Fox:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Andrew Fox It's not the pay (hardly any for most of us). It's not the fame or acclaim (ditto). It's the work itself. Don't bother taking up writing if you don't find tremendous intrinsic worth and satisfaction in the work itself. I use my writing time the way some people use their daily meditation or daily mile run -- to generate some endorphins, clean out some of the mental garbage floating through my head, and occupy my brain with interesting challenges. Writing helps provide a framework for my life and thought, and mentally working through my writing challenges and puzzles helps get me through boring and/or otherwise dissatisfying phases of my days.

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