Why I Write

Happy National Day On Writing!
Celebrating writing sounds like a fantastic idea to me, but then again I'm a writer.  So I asked non-writers what writing means to them. For the record, this is a non-scientific study.
Daughter (12, 7th grade, loves to write): I like how you can think of anything and make it fun to write about. I like how you can imagine stuff and put it in your story. Can be anything, a big tower or cavern, and you can make it into a story.
Son (13, 8th grade, actually doesn't...