“For some of us the need to write is so profound that if we can’t do it we are quite miserable.” –Dinitia Smith
It’s not that I write to avoid being miserable. I enjoy writing very much. I deeply enjoy returning to these two novels I’ve been working on. I can’t share much about them yet, but they really are the highlight of my writing ritual. I can just dive into these worlds and play. That makes it sound like an escape, but I enjoy being alive more now than ever. So it’s not the escape either.
So, what makes me write every day?
The ritual of it. At first, I wrote for a million other reasons, but when it comes down to it, I just want to write novels. The question is “How bad do you want it?” I want it bad enough to sit at the computer for 5 hours a day to work on it. That’s a really boring answer but the truth is often unremarkable.
I mean that’s not all, writing has other benefits: understanding myself better, understanding my fellow man better, tweaking my belief system, and a million other reasons that draw me in. Sometimes the draw is a connection to those who have passed through my life and left a mark.
What makes you write?
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