Mundanity in Action

Mundanity in Action

Writing Is...

A brief message for all the writers out there.

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Kyle A. Massa
Jul 06, 2026
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Writing is chiseling. It’s taking a hammer and a chisel to a rock and banging until a shape decides to reveal itself.

Writing is fishing. It’s casting a line and hoping something down there grabs hold.

Writing is improvisation. Does this work? How about this? Or this?

Writing is riding a bull with a blindfold on. (Both you and the bull are blindfolded.)

Writing is gazing up at the stars at night, searching for meaning in a seemingly random assortment of pinpoints of light.

Writing is worthwhile. So keep on doing it.


Kyle A. Massa is a comedy author of some sort living somewhere in upstate New York with his wife, their daughter, and three wild animals. His published works include 10 books, along with several short stories, essays, and poems. When he’s not writing, he enjoys reading, running, and drinking cheap coffee.

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