Honestly, this is a question we all must ask ourselves.
Why do I write?
For most authors, we write because we have these amazing ideas we just have to get out of ourselves. We want the world to see how creative we can be, or we simply like to share with friends. We write just for ourselves; it gives us something to think about when we’re bored.
Or do you have other reasons?
#1: Some authors simply write to make money. They don’t have an actual talent; they only think about their story when they sit down at the computer.
#2: Then there are those who write because they want to show their friends and family just how creative they can be. They make up massive worlds to impress other people.
#3: There are the lonesome authors, who live an introverted life, have no friends, and write to take up time that otherwise would be wasted. I’m kind of one of them. They write because their characters are their friends, and the story they come up with is one that they can escape to.
#4: Then we have the ones who are hit with a story like it’s a brick being flung like a tornado. They have this wonderful idea, straight out of the blue, and they drop all they are doing to go and write as much about it as they can. And then they realize they can’t go a day without writing. These are the writers who write because they have to, not because they want to. It’s just not part of them to not write.
I’m a mixture of numbers three and four. I write because it’s in my blood (don’t know where I got it), and I write because a lot of times I like to forget the world I live in and dwell with my friends: my characters.
Did I miss any types? What kind of writer are you, or why do you write? I’d love to hear back from you all!
Why do I write?
For most authors, we write because we have these amazing ideas we just have to get out of ourselves. We want the world to see how creative we can be, or we simply like to share with friends. We write just for ourselves; it gives us something to think about when we’re bored.
Or do you have other reasons?
#1: Some authors simply write to make money. They don’t have an actual talent; they only think about their story when they sit down at the computer.
#2: Then there are those who write because they want to show their friends and family just how creative they can be. They make up massive worlds to impress other people.
#3: There are the lonesome authors, who live an introverted life, have no friends, and write to take up time that otherwise would be wasted. I’m kind of one of them. They write because their characters are their friends, and the story they come up with is one that they can escape to.
#4: Then we have the ones who are hit with a story like it’s a brick being flung like a tornado. They have this wonderful idea, straight out of the blue, and they drop all they are doing to go and write as much about it as they can. And then they realize they can’t go a day without writing. These are the writers who write because they have to, not because they want to. It’s just not part of them to not write.
I’m a mixture of numbers three and four. I write because it’s in my blood (don’t know where I got it), and I write because a lot of times I like to forget the world I live in and dwell with my friends: my characters.
Did I miss any types? What kind of writer are you, or why do you write? I’d love to hear back from you all!
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