endurance is …
plopping your bottom down on that seat and staying there till you’re done
ignoring your bed
also ignoring the weight of your eyelids which are. so. heavy.
(because you are going to finish this chapter)
putting one word in front of the other
forcing your brain to cooperate
turning your music up so that it does
changing the music because it doesn’t
telling yourself it isn’t the word count that matters, it’s the quality of the words
getting to the finishing line
dropping into bed
because e is also for exhausted
(and ecstatic and also exultant … because you’ve finished, you’ve reached your goal. You endured)
of words & books 
I love this. I need a bit of endurance right now.
You can do it! : )
I’m at a point in life where my schedule’s crazy and free time is iffy, so this was a great reminder. The little steps really do add up. And ha, no kidding about the music! It’s funny how much that one little element can influence what kind of writing session you’ll end up with.
That is so true – I was playing a wistful song whilst writing, and I just knew that if I had played a heart-pounding one instead, the scene would have turned out completely different. Music matters. 🙂