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- JKPoindexter
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Why do you write?
- randolphfine
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I also feel this way. It's easier to express my thoughts through writing, but I also write because I find it enjoyable, regardless of whether I am trying to get out an emotion or not. Those two reasons are why I write.JKPoindexter wrote:I always found it easier to write my feelings and thoughts down about things instead of actually telling the person how I felt. Sometimes it's a good thing, sometimes not. But for me it is the best way to get my point across. And it's also easier to describe things by writing them down, it gives me time to think about what I want to say.
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I've always had a love of the written word. My favorite activity in gradeschool was when we would use creative writing prompts.
In the end, I feel like I NEED to write. It's hard to explain to anyone that doesn't have the same burning need but that's the gist of it. I have a need to get my ideas down on (virtual) paper and have them read by someone. When I imagine my "ideal future" it always includes writing.
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- randolphfine
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Well put!greenpoppy wrote:I write, because my hands can say what my mouth refuses to.
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This is absolutely wonderful.greenpoppy wrote:I write, because my hands can say what my mouth refuses to.
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I have taken several creative writing course in my life. I found writing makes me complete.
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I write to prove a point. I don't like taking part in heated arguments: someone who would originally interrupt me will read through before deciding. I also write to be famous and rich.
- moderntimes
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So it was a natural evolution in my mind to write stories. I was a very intense fantasy and SF fan as a kid and so I wrote several "space adventure" stories featuring known characters from book I'd read, like the old Lensman series and other "pulp era" SF.
And I've continued to write all my life, having just finished my 3rd novel in a private detective series. Plus short stories, essays, articles, book & movie reviews. And now started on my 4th novel.
Why do I write? I write because I must. I couldn't go a week without writing.
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This. 100% - this.moderntimes wrote:
Why do I write? I write because I must. I couldn't go a week without writing.
I can not remember a time I wasn't writing. I 'wrote' before I could even form the letters, when most children are still learning to talk, and then I 'read' it to my parents, brother, and anyone who would listen.
Like Modern Times, I taught myself to read early, and was reading adult-level books by the time I was ten. (A teacher refused my book report on War and Peace in grade seven, because he claimed I could not have read it.
Writing is my vocation. It is my passion. It is my sanity.
That's right, I have a muse. It is spelled MusE. My writing is influenced by the interactions of people I meet - us and ME.