Things Worse Than Ravens...

Whew! It's been a hot minute since I've seen the XNA redistributables. You might want to consider checking out MonoGame, which is a better supported and cross-platform reverse engineering of XNA.

Interesting game! I'd like to know more about what exactly is going on. I couldn't quite figure out how to get my "work" meter to go up, but I did last for a few waves of the monsters attacking me.

I'm guessing you are a writer akin to Poe and Lovecraft due to the title and array of monsters coming at you.
However, this game needs instructions. Either in game, or in the description of your entry.
I figure increasing the work meter has something to do with hovering near the desk, but nothing seems to work.
The only bar that I understand is the health.
It is fun while it lasts though!