The Bloganuary question today: Why do You Write?
Why do I write? God only knows.
You know, that may be as good an answer as any other.
Oh, I could give some down-to-earth reasons: I write to inform, to share images and concepts, to communicate, to give others a smile. I hope to entertain through the stories I write.
I may have altruistic reasons: a desire to improve the lot of my fellow human beings. Think of Charles Dickens. His stories had a huge impact on the attitudes of his readers. Through his writing, this one man effected a great change in the society he wrote for.
I write because I’ve met our Father, and hope to share with other children what I’ve learned about him. Tell them He’s not an amorphous, indifferent force somewhere in the universe, but a divine Parent who can, and wants to, speak with us and guide us.
I could give some self-centered thoughts: I have opinions and want to share them. Because, like most other folks on this planet, I think I see issues clearly. Or I may dream of gaining a name, respect, some dough. Alas, fat chance!
All the above may factor into why I write but if I were all alone on a desert island with a scribbler and a pencil, I’d still write. I’m an observer, a recorder, an enthusiast of interesting words.
I write because I’m hard-wired to write and to share my thoughts, just as some people are hard-wired to act. Some others on this desert island would be swinging an axe, felling trees, building a decent shelter. I’d be describing the trees, the flora & fauna, the moods of sea and sky.
Lastly…and this old autograph-book verse puts it so well:
Some people write for fortune,
some people write for fame.
I write to be remembered
so here I’ll sign my name.
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Absolutely love love this!!!!
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Thank you.
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All points with which I can identify 🙂
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Glad to know my points resonate with you. You’d probably write on a desert island, too, since you’re as delighted with words as I am. 🙂
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Ha! Yes, I probably would. May have to find a squid to get some ink, though 🙂
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I like your final point about varied expression. Some people express themselves well through practical tasks whilst others through abstract description 🙂
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Yes, some folks would set about designing an efficient shelter or fish net. 🙂 Thanks for your comment.
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Welcome hope you are having a good start to the year ?
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Thank you. I wish you the same. 🙂
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Very welcome 🙂
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I just write because I like to.
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So you’d write on a desert island, too. 🙂
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Yep. 🙂
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If I didn’t write my head would explode with untold stories!
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I hear you on that! It’s the feeling I get, too, too, when I don’t take the time to write something for awhile. Creativity needs an outlet.
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So many reasons compel writers to write and each of them are valid for them. I love your reasons. And oh my goodness… that autograph book poem. I love going back to mine and reading what friends wrote!
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Thanks for your comment. Glad my reasons resonate, and to remind you of a happy childhood memory.
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I can’t believe I still have them all…
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