This made me think of what I do with my writing. I think most of it probably is, as you mentioned, destined for the fate of being kept in a closet somewhere until someone goes through and tosses it. I should be upfront about the fact one thing I'm lacking is life experience, I am in my early 20's. What I used to do with my writing in high school is read it in a dark room at the school's poetry club meeting. Now I look back through it as the journal I never kept. I can look through poem after poem and know exactly when I wrote it and what I was feeling. Of course this holds true for some of the angst-filled mundane teenage stuff, but also for the work I'm more proud of.
MMm good question. I write because I am inspired by good writing, but also by bad. The thinking is 'I can do better than that" I write because its an outlet: For frustration, escapism. And finally, I write because it's fun!
I'd like to be known for my works not because I'm searching for fame but I have a message I'd like to get out to younger girls. I've been through alot in my life and my poor husband can only sit and edure so much. I write mystery novels mainly of rapist and pedophiles warning young woman of the dangers out there. I've been writing since I was a little girl. It seems to be like I enter another world when I'm writing. A happy feeling overwhelms me when I write down thoughts and that makes me feel good about myself. I'm only 19 and not published. I've still got much to learn but I'm progressing well. I wish everyone luck on their writing journey whatever it may be for.
ive just noticed something about writers. We all have something in common. We may not all write for the same subjects in common but when it comes to why we write, its either because we'd go crazy if we didn't, to escape, have the freedom we've never had, or a message wed like to get out. Am I wrong? It comforts me to know I'm not the only one out there struggling with depression and writing eases that. Makes me feel like I'm not so eccentric after all.
1. I write because I often get bouts of sudden inspiration for characters and story ideas and I think that it'd be a total waste not to allow them to flourish. 2. See above. 3. I've only written low fantasy as of yet because that is what I'm currently interested in, although I do have some Sci-Fi concepts lined up. 4. From just doing it, I suppose. I always just used to draw the characters but that didn't give them life like writing does. 5. I write low fantasy mainly, completed one, on the cusp of completing the sequel, and got off to a good start with a spin-off about Victorian Werewolves.
1. Ideas. they force me to write them, xD 2. cause i feel like it 3. writing let me create my own world, it let me bulid everything i imagine 4. all of nice stories that i know, they make me want to create one 5. stories about wars and the spies, you know, i think spies always play major role on every war, haha
I have to, I was born with the knowledge that I was born to write and nothing else. I can't explain it. It is a need that has always been inside me. Kind of like blood, its always been there. Sucks when it doesn't pay the rent.
Sometimes, it feels like destiny, or divine providence, or just something I was simply born/programmed/genetically dispositioned to do. Ever since I was a child, there had always been chattering and talking in my head, it seems, from the inane to the insanely inspired, all of which compelled me to put these thoughts on paper, or some kind of electronic medium. I write, in some ways, just as a form of directionless release, the pent up ideas too numerous and ethereal to be put into any sensible format, I simply write snippets to quiet the discordant masses in my brain. I write what I write simply as a release, and because I lack any and all coordination and organization to mash any of these thoughts together into anything more than a few pages. When I was a child, I wrote a story about traveling across some fantasy world to get to a treehouse, or something similar. The computer I used deleted it, or I simply forgot to save. I remember it being quite an epic, but I'm sure my memory fails me there, as it does in every aspect of my life. I also remember trying to write a story about zombies coming out of a toilet. So yeah... What I usually write are terrible science fiction, worse paranormal horror stories, intolerable poetry, and the various, profuse etcetera that lines the harddrives of all my previous computers.
What compells you to write? - the sudden burts of inspiration and motivation I get, and just the fact i've loved it since a young age Why do you write? - I have to, i have to write. What makes you write what you write? Inspiration and interest What Made you decide you liked to write? Not sure, just have liked it since a very young age. Started with picture books, then realised i couldn't draw. lol. so i now do novels. What Do You Write? Usually fantasy or crime/thriller. Although, the novel im working on is sorta between fantasy and thriller.
1. Sometimes I get sudden ideas or characters that I think sound interesting/cool, so I put pen to paper. 2. Since I was 4 years old, I've wanted to be world famous for my stories. That dream has stuck with me all these years (I'm 16 now). Not just that though, I also love creating my own little worlds with characters that I know, locations of my own design... 3. I write what I write because I find it interesting; I always write similar stuff to what I read. 4. Basically creating whatever I wanted to, however I wanted to sold it for me. 5. Action/Thriller, but sometimes Fantasy or Sci-Fi.
I write because sometimes I have nothing better to do in my free time. But other times it lets me escape from reality and rant all I want and exaggerate the details all I want, which helps me get past my bad moods. More and more, writing is becoming more of a natural reaction for me -- like breathing.
What compells you to write? It's... the feeling of bringing something in my brain to life. I just can't stop. Why do you write? It's the only expressive form that I am good at. What makes you write what you write? I am addicted to romance, plain an simple. What Made you decide you liked to write? I started writing fanfiction and as it turns out I fell in love with it. What Do You Write? I write romance, sci-fi, fantasy,and fanfiction.
I'm far along in my book now, and whenever I *DON'T* write, I start getting anxious and hyped-up, like the way other people feel when they have far too much caffeine.
It's an outlet. It's so I can assess my thoughts and try to answer the questions swirling in my head, big and small alike. If I don't write, all those words may build up inside of me until my head pops.
I write because I don't know what else to do. I cannot think of one other thing I want to do for the rest of my life. When I was a boy, I used to get so excited to buy new school supplies because I could get new pencils and new blank paper. Nobody should ever get as excited as I used to get about plain old blank white paper. I also write because there have been so many times that I have had the experience of reading a book and feeling like the author had felt the same things I had felt, knew some of the people I know and had seen the same things I had. It's often hard to not feel alone in the world. There have been occasions in my life when I have tried to speak to people openly about complicated feelings I have had, or attempted to communicate more prosaic observations than one might normally come across on a regular day, and the person I'm speaking to will either become visibly uncomfortable or their eyes will just glaze over. People don't like having deep thoughts or deep conversations. So sometimes you can wonder if anybody else out there ever feels like you do. And then you read a book, and you know somebody understands, or has at least tried to understand. And I want to make that connection with someone. I want somebody to read something I have written and think "This guy and I have something in common. This guy tells the truth." That's why I write.
1. A dream that I've had since I was 17 is slowly slipping away and as much as I hate it, writing's the only thing that will keep it alive. 2. I write because I have no other way to express myself, my ideas and the stories I want to share. But at the same time, I hate the fact that ideas and stories that have been in my head for years are being done an injusticeas words on a screen or paper. 3. If an idea pops in my head, I'll write it down out of boredom or desperation rather than a genuine will to write. 4. Everyone telling me that I was good at it. 5. Refer to answer 3.
What compells you to write? It's the people, dragons, imps, faeries, and sentient objects that live in my head. Why do you write? If I didn't write, my brain would explode. What makes you write what you write? See the first two questions. What Made you decide you liked to write? I was twelve. I'd just seen Lord of the Rings. I started writing about and roleplaying an elf that started as a cliche and ended up narcoleptic by the time I was done with her. I like to think I'm a smidge more original these days. What Do You Write? Fantasy, for the most part. Sometimes I write blog posts too, but they've never seen the light of day.
As of today, I'm writing to express some feelings about things I've done in the past. Kind of like a reflective mood on my part. It not only seems to awaken those deep memories lodged in my mind, but just brings closure to my being. Like some writers have said, writing can be very theraputic.
I write because I want to achieve something in life, and writing is the only thing for which I seem to have any modicum of ability. I am trapped in a career in which I don't belong, one steeped in science and as such poles apart from literary creativity, and one which I am unable to escape because I need the money. I feel as if I have something to say, and I want to gain some kind of cathartic pleasure from expressing it in print. My goals are: 1) To complete by debut novel 2) To be proud of it 3) To get it published 4) For at least one person with whom I have no affiliation to voluntarily read my story and gain some enjoyment from it. Anyone who finds the time in their busy life to put in hour after hour, day after day to write a fully-fledged novel and has no strong feelings about whether it is ultimately published is either a liar, or does not have the yearning for recognition that myself and I am sure most other people have.
What compels you to write?: The voices in my head. . .. Alright. Basically. I'll get this idea in my head, and I can't get it out unless I write it down. Normally the idea sounds stupid on paper and I'll scrap it after a few pages though. But I have penned a few short stories that I quite enjoyed writing. Mostly horror though. Why do you write?: For the feedback. I love to write and have people read it, critique it. Whether they say it's an amazing piece of literature or a steaming pile of shiterature, I love it. It helps me refine and enhance my style. What makes you write what you write?: As stupid as this sounds, nightmares. I get nightmares all the time. And in those nightmares I get great ideas. Also, I'm a big fan of the horror genre of... well... Anything. What made you decide you liked to write?: My fifth grade teacher Mrs. Costley told me I had a fantastic mind and a great handle on writing. And I've been doing it ever since. What do you write?: Horror fiction, mostly. I've dabbled in sci fi. I don't have the mind for fantasy, though. I like what I write to be grounded in reality. Once you throw magic into the mix it's a bit harder to handle for me. Realistic fantasy might be within my grasp, but no thanks to the air ships and lightning bolt wizards.
Why do you live? It's almost an unanswerable question isn't it? You live because you just have to you can't not live because then you'd be nothing you'd be dead. That's why I write, because I can't not. I write anything that pops into my head. Ideas flow faster than I can type of scribble or chalk. I don't like writing, I live it. It sounds obsessive and deranged but if I had no way to write I'd be nothing.
What compels you to write? A desire to tell a story that no one has heard, to make real people care for someone imagined, to teach lessons I have learned. What Made you decide you liked to write? A fifth grade teacher that had a gift for showing students the joy of writing.
I'm compelled to write for no reason. I just write. Like most of us here. I write because I can't stand not writing. I write what I write because it is all in my head, some of it true, most of it not. I've always wanted to write. I would pretend to write books before I knew how to write. I write pure fiction with semi autobiographical notes.
