Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Road Trip Wednesday


This Week's YA Highway Road Trip Topic:
What's your numero-uno reason for writing





My first gut reaction to this question is: "Because I have to." This is true. I don't have much choice.

But...because I can't seem to leave it at that...(Me? With a short and to-the-point Road Trip answer?)...I dug a little further, remembering the first few pages of my first rough draft. I was hooked...no doubt...knowing I wanted/needed to do this always, but I also knew something else...

I wanted to share. My ideas, my stories, and the characters I fall in love with. I wanted others to fall in love with them too. Still do.

So...maybe wanting to share is the main reason I have to write.

What about you? What is your numero-uno reason to write?

12 comments:

  1. Well said- I want other people to know these amazing people in my head. Does that make me crazy?

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  2. You'd think I write because I want to share, but I write for me first and foremost. The sharing just happens after.

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  3. Alicia- I've heard that from others and wish I could be more like that...writing for me first.

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  4. :D I always say "I write for myself, I finish things for other people."

    Sharing's a great reason. All writers are readers, so we understand the pleasure a good book can give.

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  5. Communication. The desire to share ideas, feelings, emotions, thoughts with others. And stories are a great vehicle for this. Good answer.

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  6. There's definitely a part of me that wants to share my stories with everyone else, to hear from a teen that my book made a difference in their life somehow. I think anyone who tries for publication feels this way, even if just a little bit. Otherwise, why publish and share with the world?

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  7. I want this too, but at the same time it scares the crap out of me. I guess I just need to become a better sharer lol :) Good reason to write!

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  8. "I wanted others to fall in love with them too."

    That's me too.

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  9. I am a share-r, too. I think that's how my stories move from inside my head to the page--because I want other people to read them, in some format.

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  10. I do it because I love it--it's truly fun for me. I like your reason though. It's one I definitely never considered.

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  11. I love to create and I love stories. So I combined the two! :)

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  12. Yep, our answers are totally matchy-matchy. Love how your mind works. :)

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