Why We Write

Every author gets this question: why do you write? Interview answers sometimes seem trite, but we also each ask ourselves that at times.

Like those times when I actually write. Seems like it’s either fingers-flying-over-keyboard madly-cackling-about-to-be-arrested bouts, or the stare-listlessly-out-the-window and think “Why am I doing it to myself?”

Well, here’s the (or at least, an) answer to that question. Whether you’re a writer yourself or a reader, I’...