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RTW: What’s your numero-uno reason for writing?

This is the first time I’m participating on the YA Highway‘s Road Trip Wednesday.

 

 

From their blog:

Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway’s contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop from destination to destination and get everybody’s unique take on the topic.

 

Today’s prompt is:

 

What’s your numero-uno reason for writing? 

 

 

Well, I could give many, many answers to this question.

I could use quotes …

 

“I write to empty my mind and to fill my heart” ― Paulo Coelho

 

“That’s why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can’t control life, at least you can control your version.”  ― Chuck Palahniuk

 

“I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” ― Flannery O’Connor

 

“I write only because
There is a voice within me
That will not be still” ― Sylvia Plath

 

“Why am I compelled to write?… Because the world I create in the writing compensates for what the real world does not give me. By writing I put order in the world, give it a handle so I can grasp it. I write because life does not appease my appetites and anger… To become more intimate with myself and you. To discover myself, to preserve myself, to make myself, to achieve self-autonomy. To dispell the myths that I am a mad prophet or a poor suffering soul. To convince myself that I am worthy and that what I have to say is not a pile of shit… Finally I write because I’m scared of writing, but I’m more scared of not writing.” ― Gloria E. Anzaldúa

 

 

All these quotes could explain why I write, but the last one is the truer of them all.

I love, love writing for the sake of writing. I also love the aspect of living a different life, of experience new things I would never be able to experience in my real-life, much like an actor does when shooting a movie.

I can be who I want, go to where I want, do what I want … it’s freeing.

The same applies to reading, I guess. I become someone else for a short period of time, and I like that.

 

How about you? What is your number one reason for writing? Or reading?

 

Cheers,

 

Comments

  2. Yes! The ability we have as writers to travel, and experience things we could never experience, just with paper-and-pen (or keyboard-and-screen). We can be people we would never be, or explore situations we couldn’t otherwise. Even relive the past and make it our own–change the outcome to see what would happen. The possibilities are endless! Great answer.

  3. That last quote is incredible! You are so right about the freedom found in writing AND reading :) I’m sure that’s why we all do both. Great post!

  5. Love this – So wonderful to see all the quotes – inspirational and I adore your number one reason – I would have to agree! Beautifully said!

  6. Welcome to Roadtrip Wednesdays! I love all these quotes, and I think a lot of writers would echo your reason for writing.

    My reason is to share my worlds, my characters, my ideas with other people. I just love diving into the fandom pools and chatting books, movies, music. I can’t wait til I publish so that people will be chatting about mine.

  7. I love the Flannery O’Connor quote. And it’s so true that writing gives you the chance to jump into someone else’s skin. Feel what they’re feeling. It gets addictive!

  8. Great take on this, Juliana. I’m in totally agreement with ALL of your reasons, and I love the beautiful quotes you included, especially Chuck Palahniuk’s.