Do you Write /Why Do You Write?

sissybear · Post by **sissybear** » 29 Jan 2014, 19:56

I was writing a 500 word repot for school today, and it got me to thinking. Do you Write and Why Do You Write

Let me know if you write and why you like to write

TrishaAnn92 · Post by **TrishaAnn92** » 29 Jan 2014, 20:01

I write! I am currently working on two stories! For me it is a way to escape when I am not reading and a way to dream while I am awake.

amcdaniel_01 · Post by **amcdaniel_01** » 30 Jan 2014, 00:29

When people ask me why I write, I never really have an answer for them. I just do. I feel compelled to do it. Perhaps it's just egotistical vanity to assume my thought will want to be read by the world but I do it anyway. That is what makes me a writer. Writing is in my blood and I can't always explain what compels me to do it any more than a dog could explain why it wags it's tail. It makes me happy.

4eyedfemale · Post by **4eyedfemale** » 30 Jan 2014, 05:59

Yes, I do, for good reasons:

**Writing was excellent therapy for me and a good outlet for my creative juices.
**It was an easy and relatively inexpensive career for me to get into.
**I get plenty of good feedback from my readers.
**I get to encourage people.

Books+anime+Beatles · Post by **Books+anime+Beatles** » 30 Jan 2014, 06:22

I do and I've already published two books and a short story in an anthology with other authors, but still I don't really have an answer for it...
Well, I like to invent new worlds... And I also enjoy "playing with words", if you see what I mean... This is definitely a difficult question...

P.S - Have you already published one or more books? If so, how do you feel when you get feedback from the readers? Is it important to get good feedback or don't you really care about that? I admit I've been feeling very happy to know people like my books, but that's not what keeps me writing.

sissybear · Post by **sissybear** » 30 Jan 2014, 08:11

I don't have any books published........What are your books called?

jaguilar · Post by **jaguilar** » 30 Jan 2014, 10:49

I love to wright, it helps me to think. I used writing while my husband was deployed to occupy myself and to keep him with me, metaphorically.

Books+anime+Beatles · Post by **Books+anime+Beatles** » 30 Jan 2014, 15:25

sissybear wrote:I don't have any books published........What are your books called?

sissybear, I'm sorry, I've tried to post an answer twice, but it looks like they don't accept it, even though the titles are in Portuguese (I'm Portuguese) and the only thing I did was to write the title and then translate it to English.

Sketched_Out · Post by **Sketched_Out** » 31 Jan 2014, 03:46

I am currently writing my first book. I am writing it because I can't find any more books about my favorite subject so I decided to write my own.

sissybear · Post by **sissybear** » 31 Jan 2014, 09:50

Books+anime+Beatles wrote:
sissybear wrote:I don't have any books published........What are your books called?
sissybear, I'm sorry, I've tried to post an answer twice, but it looks like they don't accept it, even though the titles are in Portuguese (I'm Portuguese) and the only thing I did was to write the title and then translate it to English.

That's ok

maybe you can just give me your name and I can search it and find your books, but only if you feel safe giving me your name.

FNAWrite · Post by **FNAWrite** » 31 Jan 2014, 11:53

I think maybe I write because I like to talk and if you sit in a room and talk to yourself you're crazy, but if you sit in a room and write you're just eccentric.

Dietzel · Post by **Dietzel** » 31 Jan 2014, 15:18

As amcdaniel said, I write because I'm compelled to. It's the only way I can see spending my time in a meaningful way, a way that I enjoy and that makes me feel fulfilled.

I've published two books so far, with the third due out in the near future. Both are doing very well, and every day I am one step closer to achieving my dream of having a life where I can spend my days focusing solely on my writing.

Bailers77 · Post by **Bailers77** » 24 Feb 2014, 15:31

I write because my parents said I would be good at it and when I started I really enjoyed it.

KLyons1 · Post by **KLyons1** » 05 Mar 2014, 17:12

I write because I enjoy it, and because it's my creative outlet - I feel better for having done it (though I regularly have to remind myself of that!).