Why Write?

Last week I heard an interview with a fellow NZ author on National Radio (our main public radio broadcaster) in which she was asked, “Why do you write.”

Her reply was indepth, thoughtful, and inspiring, but listening, I thought: “Well, why do I write?”

The answer was really simple: “I write because I want to tell great stories.”

Why write?

Which made me think, “So what’s a great story then?”

Probably there will be as many definitions as  there are people, but for me a great story is one that:...