The simple answer is that I write because I have to. I have too many thoughts in my head, so I have to frequently siphon them off by writing. If I didn’t, my head would fill to the bursting point, and probably explode.<\/p>\n
I write because I have this compulsion to remember everything. My memory has lots of holes, so if I don\u2019t write something down, I forget it.<\/p>\n
I write because there are so many stories inside of me: characters and worlds and great adventures I want to explore.<\/p>\n
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I write for my own entertainment. Sometimes I\u2019m in the mood for a very specific story, and sometimes it’s hard to find exactly what I need, so I just write it myself. Which has the added bonus of being able to make the story go any way I want it to go.<\/p>\n
I write because nothing ever happens to me, so I like to imagine what life would be like if things did<\/em> happen. How would I react? How would other people react? What happens after that? I think too much, ask too many questions, and writing helps me figure out the answers, or at least potential solutions.<\/p>\n I write because I like the sound of my own voice (both in my head and out loud).<\/p>\n I write because I love words. I love them so much I want to use them more than I do in daily conversation and email correspondence. I like to find uses for the less-known words, and craft sentences that not only convey the message but have a unique and distinct flavor.<\/p>\n I write because it keeps my hands busy. Otherwise I fidget and drywash and pull things apart without even noticing it.<\/p>\n I write because I want something of me to be left behind when I\u2019m gone. I\u2019m not a great thinker or a leader or even that driven, so as much as I\u2019d love to be able to save the world, I know I\u2019ll never leave my mark on it that way. If I can at least entertain a few people in the world, even after I\u2019m gone, I\u2019ll be content to let go of this life.<\/p>\n I write because that’s who I am: a writer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The simple answer is that I write because I have to. I have too many thoughts in my head, so I have to frequently siphon them off by writing. If I didn’t, my head would fill to the bursting point, and probably explode. I write because I have this compulsion to remember everything. My memory […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1251],"class_list":["post-3806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writers-life","tag-why-i-write"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confabulatorcafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confabulatorcafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confabulatorcafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confabulatorcafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confabulatorcafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.confabulatorcafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3806\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.confabulatorcafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confabulatorcafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.confabulatorcafe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}