I don't have to write. I could create webpages, or videogames, or art, or songs instead... Oh, wait, I do create webpages, and art and songs and I'm working on a video game... :) As I say when the submission game gets particularly depresssing, "as long as I'm going to be writing the things down anyway, I might as well continue trying to make them good enough to get published." But my true goal is to get famous. Because my husband and I devided theobligatory quest for fame and fortune up, and his job is fortune and mine is fame. As long as we remain as poor as churchmice, he can't claim I'm not doing my share around the house. ;)