Why I write

Why I Write

Here are a few reasons why I write. Each of us has our own particular reasons for spending time at the keyboard or with a pen and paper, but these themes recur. I’m sure we all recognise them.

– To turn my mistakes into opportunities to laugh.

– To refute the supposition that we all have better things to be getting on with, more sociable and productive things to do.

– to honour my life’s purpose.

– to become absorbed so that I can go off and explore new worlds.

– to have somethin...