What compells you to write? Inspiration. Strong emotion. Things that just occur to me that make me want to put my thoughts or feelings into words. Why do you write? For a release of those things that compel me to write. To have fun. To clear my head. To do that thing that I love to do and have been doing since I was very young. What makes you write what you write? I guess...my surroundings. What I'm feeling. What the inspiration was behind what I'm writing. If I'm happy, it will probably show in the scene that I'm writing. If I'm not, that will show, too. What Made you decide you liked to write? Well...I decided to write when I was an ickle child, because I hated the endings of some of my favorite books, and decided to re-work the endings so that Character X didn't die, and Characters Y & Z got together. Then I started taking Characters X, Y & Z and putting them into different stories. "What would have happened if Character D had blown up the bank and gotten away?" Then the whole setting of the stories changed. Then the characters themselves changed. Eventually, I was writing a completely original stories that didn't resemble the story that I had originally started with. I fell in love with it somewhere along the way. What Do You Write? Whatever best expels my inspiration or mood. Usually in the form of stories or prose (my ability with poetry is frightening). The vast majority of the time Fiction, though sometimes Creative Non-Fiction.
It's fascinating to find out what reasons writers have for what they do. Wow. Anyway, here's my input: What compels you to write? I've loved stories and reading ever since I was a kid, so I guess I -- like many others -- have this source of creativity inside me, and I just happen to channel it through words and stories. If I didn't, life would feel that much emptier, and I suppose I'd burst like a water balloon or something if I didn't let the stories out. Why do you write? For one, I simply love it. L-o-v-e it. That's the form my stories take. But it also challenges me on an intellectual level. It's a craft, a skill I want to learn and master. It's like a sport I want to be best at. What makes you write what you write? Things I write can be dark, so I suppose it's an outlet to personal and social frustrations. A way to get my voice "heard." Some people compose music, some paint, some become politicians and political speakers, or all of those, but wanting to say my piece makes me write what I write. What Made you decide you liked to write? It wasn't a decision. I didn't decide to like chocolate, or swimming, horses, sunshine... It just sorta kinda happened. What Do You Write? Character-driven science fiction and fantasy, and I write with my life partner. Our writing is itty bitty gritty. Very scary. But still every story is a lot of fun!
What compels you to write? my characters want to tell me a story and I think about them constantly trying to puzzle out where they will take me next. Why do you write? I enjoy stories, always have. I am curious about why people do what they do and the choices they make. What makes you write what you write? I started writing because a story needed to be told and then it evolved from there. Now its all about the voices in my head wanting to get out onto paper. What Made you decide you liked to write? A true story about a true event that was little known five years ago. I never finished that story because it wasn't mine to tell but in the process I found my own voice. What Do You Write? Character developed stories in a fantasy setting.
What compels you to write? the need to put pen to paper and empty a full mind of ideas and thoughts Why do you write? because i need to be doing something creative, and writing is my way of doing so What makes you write what you write? ideas, thoughts, and the need to release unspent anger What Made you decide you liked to write? i spent some time as part of a writers club at school and i wanted to take it further What Do You Write? mostly horror, but also dark fantasy and sci-fi
I write because it is easier to write than to speak. I write fiction because it is often difficult to speak of or examine naked reality. I didn't decide to write, I began in spite of myself. I had been encouraged to do so time and time again for years, but I was always loath to pursue writing. Then I had a major depressive episode, during which I couldn't do research, I couldn't go to school, couldn't sing, couldn't eat, couldn't move. I stayed in bed for a few days, then I dragged my laptop to my nightstand, turned it on, and started typing. The story and characters seemed to come out of nowhere, like the words just dripped out of my fingers onto the screen. I am compelled to write, now, because I realized that I need to, because it is the one thing I do when I can do nothing else.
I write because the world around me fascinates and I feel more and more deeply every day how priceless these aesthetic interpretations of the world are. You start noticing things, a hidden world that is rewarding beyond words. And ironically you try to put it into words because you simply want to share... Thats why I write- I want to share my interpretations and to learn about others'.
I've never really thought to much on it. I guess I write to convey what I see. I've always felt there's a disconnect between me and the others of the world so I try to show them what I see and believe through storytelling.
why do I write? well it's because I get all these random characters stuck in my head and I thought writing would be the best way to get them out.
Why Dean Writes What compells you to write? Events in life and the need to share how I feel about them to others. What makes you write what you write? Same as above What Made you decide you liked to write? When I discovered that people enjoyed what I wrote. I like entertaining people. What Do You Write? Short stories, blog posts, novels. You can see my stuff at generationend.com
I write because every word read is experience for every reader, and every word written is experience for every writer. People need stories, and we might as well use this little invention that we've called "written language".
Hello there! I write because I developed my passion in it. It has become my hobby after I have given birth to my daughter. Writing has become my therapy and an ear-listener to my thoughts. I resort to writing any rants when life takes an unpleasant turn towards me, but I eventually burn the paper where I've jotted down all the things I don't like to keep my mind clear. I just right randomly about things that comes to mind.
Before I drone on, I'd like to express that I feel excited as this is my first post! So, here I go What compels you to write? I write when i feel a very strong emotion and if you know me well, you will realize that those are hard to come by in my case. Why do you write? Partly to make a note of my potent emotions and partly because i find writing to be an easier form of expression. What makes you write what you write? I like to collect and savor the things i like along the journey. But sadly, most of the things you like can't be just collected, you might like a rhino for instance. So i settle with writing about the firm sense of majesty and insurmountable aura of confidence that I felt while looking at it. What Made you decide you liked to write? I could express better with words than with physical actions, and that was a stimulant enough. It wouldn't hurt to add that it served as a good means to introspect and made me a better person when i realized that there was something even I was good at. What Do You Write? Short stories, paragraphs, elaborate to-do lists, super lengthy e-mails that annoy people...you get the idea right? .I also write to magazines and newspapers, expressing my views on particular topics that held my attention.
What compells you to write? The joy of creating something, and have the possibility to affect others. Why do you write? I write to sort my thoughts, and in a way I feel like I make my dreams real when I write them down. It also give me a sense of adventure to explore strange new places with my characters. What makes you write what you write? Mostly coincidences. Life is an adventure, and ideas can pop up anywhere, any time. What Made you decide you liked to write? Well, I've always had a very vivid imagination, and often drove my teachers nuts because they wanted me to write something and I ended up jotting down ten pages before I was done. I also think it was an outlet for all the crazy ideas in my head. What Do You Write? Mostly fan fiction, but I've also written short stories and poetry, plus a couple of novels I never finished.
Hello! I can't answer this question by conforming to the five separate questions, so I'll just say that my reason for writing has changed considerably over my 10+ years of doing so. When I was a young kid writing 15-page sci-fi shorts, it was because I wanted to write a story that would be made into a movie; my ambition was to be the next George Lucas. Since that time, I've largely left behind my ambition to be published or to become a full-time writer. I write now because I feel that I have a story (or stories) to tell, and that if I were not to write and finish one of those stories, I would regret it for the rest of my life. My life would not be complete without having told a complete story.
Writers End The fact that I feel compelled to write on this topic is part of the answer. I instinctively feel that writing helps me to clarify my thoughts and express them in a satisfying way. Sometimes thoughts on a topic are swirling around in my head for a while until I have a go at ordering them in writing and somehow it becomes easier to untangle them, not necessarily in one go but the process begins as soon as I start to write them down. Needless to say I am a great writer of lists! I cannot remember a time when I did not want to write and I pestered my patents for typewriter at an early age as writing my stories on paper, folded in half to create pages and hand stitched down the spine rather than stapled, did not seem professional enough to my seven year old self. I think teaching was something I enjoyed, and felt satisfaction in, partly because it had that same element of ordering thoughts and ideas and presenting them in a digestible form; designing and preparing materials was never a chore, always a pleasure. Had I not become a teacher I think I would have liked to be a journalist, either an investigative journalist or a travel writer. I enjoy writing short stories but get just as much pleasure out of preparing materials for my creative writing groups and my blog and I loved writing magazine articles, which I have done quite a bit of and still find time to do occasionally. I was always a prolific letter writer and now use e mail to keep in touch and send my news to friends all over the world. I cannot imagine a day when I did not write something. I am also a great talker and I love to argue and debate. I guess I just love words. I love exploring their origins and connections, finding new words, turning 'chewy' words round and around and enunciating alliterative and onomatopoeic words and putting them in order. It helps me to make sense of the world and if I write something that other people enjoy reading that is a bonus and, if I am honest, gives me a buzz!
I've always had quite an active imagination. I've always been in love with words. And I've always been the 'story-teller'. At sleepovers I was the one telling stories to entertain/scare my friends. As we grew older, I lost my audience and became introverted, so I started to write my stories down instead. I'm still introverted. But now I write to engage with the world rather than to escape it, and I've gone back to wanting to entertain others rather than just myself. Hence new goals to actually make my writing publishable (whether traditional or self-).
I write because it's the only way I can truly convey my emotions to others. I use to write poetry; but I haven't in years, so I tried my hand at fiction. So far, it's been the most exhilarating yet stressful experience of my entire life. I wouldn't have it any other way.
I write because I must. My head simply teems with too many thoughts and ideas not to write (I've had a continuous story playing constantly in my head for at least nine years now). These lives I do not live, memories I do not remember, they demand expression, and I could count on one hand the number of things that give me equal pleasure. You might also have guessed I'm something of a poet on the side...
What compells you to write? I like to play with words. I find it very impressive that people can create whole worlds with nothing more than words. This inspires me and I have this burning desire in me to do that as well and I can't stop it. Writing gives me rest. Why do you write? What makes you write what you write? Writing helps me to relax and it brings rest to my mind. It's a way to escape from harsh reality for a while, to be in my own world. What Made you decide you liked to write? My vivid imagination and my love for stories and words. And other people's writing have influenced me a lot and inspired me to try and create inspirational stories as well. What Do You Write? Papers for school, fanfiction, drafts, fantasy.
I write because it's the only thing that I seem to have a natural aptitude for. I don't think I'm great or that I'll ever be published. I'm 43 years old and due to blahblahblah circumstances, I've never had the opportunity to indulge my desire to write fiction with some kind of purpose until now. To be accurate, I have always written fiction, just not in an academic setting or with the intent to get anything published. But for the next year and a half, I have that opportunity and I will give it everything I have. Law school begins after that. Oh god. Anyway, if you're young and you like writing, then WRITE. Don't write because you've been given an assignment, write because you think you have a cool idea. Bus drivers drive buses, chimney sweepers sweep chimneys, and writers write. Write. Now get off my lawn.
I write because it is much like speaking, except tidier, more intricate, and I can take as much time as I like to plan what I am going to say. I appear much wittier, much more adroit when I write, and it makes me feel good. I can use as many obscure adjectives as I like and not sound like a conceited oojamaflip. I find talking difficult, having suffered from social phobia for a long while, and writing is my outlet. Finally I write because I believe I have something interesting, potentially world-changing to say.
