Writing a story is much like giving birth. First the idea wells

Writing a story is much like giving birth.
First the idea wells up inside of you, the plot kicking with purpose until it's time to deliver. Each chapter is just another painful contraction and you'll curse and cry the whole way through, screaming out profanities to your loved ones until finally it's all over and a smile breaks out because this little book has ten fingers and toes and it is all yours.