It's mostly a form of expression. I have always loved a good story, and once I actually started writing myself, I wanted to write unique, interesting, and hopefuly engrosssing reads. I try to delve into human emotion as best I can, to make my worlds and stories as believable as possible. It's, actually something that is a little tricky for me to truly explain.
That, and it is fun. I love coming up with new ideas (I likely have too many to ever flesh them all out). And, well, yeah. I guess that's all I can really say.
"In a fair fight I would have killed you."
"Well that's not much insentive for me to fight fair now is it?" (PotC: TCftBP)
I'm probably dead already, but that doesn't mean I can't take a few scumbags with me. ~Jak
You know, I haven't really thought about it until now. I chose the 'express myself' option, but I had to think a bit first. If a lack of writing caused me to die I would have been dead a long time ago, so that couldn't be it. Spiting Pat Buchanan is part of everything I do, so I can't call that a reason for writing. It isn't fun; the act of writing is ugly and aggravating, but the feeling of having written is to feel like the greatest thing in existence.
Upon second thought, I write for the joy of creation. There is no doubt in my mind that if I could draw or paint I wouldn't be a writer, because I'd get all of the pride in creation, but without the smallest trace of paperwork. I hate paperwork.
Upon thinking about it more, I could give thousands of reasons. However, none of these reasons can be explained in a post like this. Maybe one day I'll write an essay (because its the cool thing to do), but right now I'll stick with:
I write because Kurt Vonnegut told me to.
Gone, gone from New York City,
where you gonna go with a head that empty?
Gone, gone from New York City,
where you gonna go with a heart that gone?
I don't think I've ever written to express myself. I don't know why I write. I just do. I don't do it to define myself, or to stop myself from dying -- it's never really painful when I don't write. Writing itself is incredibly difficult, draining mixed with some moments of great achievement and fulfilment. So I could never say I write to keep myself happy.
I think I just write because I started writing and I've never given up on it. So, therefore, my reason would be that I write because I can.
Nate wrote:And if YWS ever does become a company, Jack will be the President of European Operations. In fact, I'm just going to call him that anyways.
Actually no... I write both because it's fun and to express myself I suppose. As well as for the joy of creation. Plus I'm a tad insane and putting things on paper helps me clear out my mind.
I agree with Inertia, I write because Kurt Vonnegut told me to.
Fraser: Stop stealing the blanket. [Diefenbaker whines] Fraser: You're an Arctic Wolf, for God's sake. (Due South)
Hatter: Do I need a reason to help a pretty girl in a very wet dress? (Alice)
I suppose...I just...always have. I liked it when I was little and it's been a habit ever since. I also think I'm good enough to make money by it some day. And if you can do something like writing to earn cash, why stop?
"You, who have all the passion for life that I have not? You, who can love and hate with a violence impossible to me? Why you are as elemental as fire and wind and wild things..." — Gone With the Wind
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