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Why do you Write?

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cenwolfgirl:
day dreams in maths class seem to be kinda intresting
i some times have to write them down

The Deposed King:
I started reading, then after a few years I wanted to start a used book store.

I started going to Baen.bar to get free snippets of works in progress from established authors.  Then saw it was possible to read entire novels for free from aspiring authors, thought that was neat.  Then said, hey there's so much drek in here anyone could do it.  Put my money where my mouth was, pretty much failed.  Got determined and then almost gave up, sinking back into the enjoyment of being a reader.

Becoming an Author of any kind became a life goal/accomplishment.  Put my head to the grindstone, and smashed out a novel in one month.  Raised my hands in victory and declared.  Then began the epic two week editing process, when I realized there was no way I could make anything saleable by my lonesome.

Now I think I could really make a go of it.  The last thing I want is to push an ideology down anyone's throat.  Although it would be cool to have a book filled with a bunch of characters with conflicting ideologies who were all convinced they were right and never really resolve it, just take some real events from the world, and have each of them spin it into their own victory just like RL.  Then as far as being a bestseller or top notch author like one of the greats.  Sure it'd be great if everyone else recognized my unparallelled greatness but its not something I'm holding my breath for.  Becoming a stable author in a publishing house or writing enough indie books to bring my active income from that up to a certain level would be enough all by itself.  I don't need to make enough to get rich, just enough to have a life.

I don't need to tell stories so the bad guys always loose and good guys always win.  I rather prefer to put the good guy through the wringer.  Not everything I try turns to gold, why should it for the hero?  Same thing with the bad guys, sometimes they win and you're left picking up the pieces.  On the other hand, the good guy needs to enjoyable to follow so victory in the end... a delicate balancing act.  You just have to remember that in the end they always get you at the drive through.

I don't have a compuslive need to write.  I mean I do.  But its not at such a significant volume that its enough to write a book with.

Honestly I prefer reading more than I do writing.

On the other hand I really love sci-fi and fantasy.  I would like to give back a little bit and by that I mean, throw my had in the ring.  If I put my mind to it I can do 'almost' anything.  And by almost I mean I can't edit and that's about it.  If I thought I was doing well enough with sales to make a go of it, depending on my circumstances I might just make a go of it.  Certainly the dream at this point.  It'd be real nice anyway.



The Deposed King

Madd:
The more technical writing I have to do, the more my desire to write my stories hits me.

I feel so much better when I get to unload the ideas pingponging around inside my head.  Hell, on days when I feel really depressed I either dig out an old favorite (I usually get out some David Eddings), or I sit down to write.

I love doing it.  I envy those with the ability to do it for a living.  To create is a wonderful thing.

Enchantedwater:
I write because I love it. Words.... I love them. Putting them together in exciting ways to produce ideas and dreams..... Ultimate of Awesome.

OZ:
I like to write because I have stories to tell. As a child I played elaborate imaginary games and made up complex characters and background stories to fit into my imaginary world. I still have the imagination and still create scenarios, characters, and worlds in my mind but I would like to share them with others and see if they will get as much joy out of them as I have. I read books by some, certainly not all, published writers and say, "I could do better than that." I have loved to read as far back as I can remember. I loved a well crafted story. I love the way a good author can weave seemingly disparate parts together to make a seamless story. I love meeting characters in a book and them seeming as real as people that I know. I love all these things and I want to be a part of creating them.

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