Writing is...

On Monday I said to you guys that writing poetry is a way of getting out your emotions and knowing how you feel.



Well they aren't the only reasons people write...



Here's a list of all the reasons why I write... and then in the comments, I'd like to know what it is that makes you write and why you write.



Expression: I use writing as a way to get out my feelings, more often than not this is in poetry, but I have wrote a few prose driven pieces that have addressed issues of internal conflict etc.



For people: yes, I do write for people, in fact, if you're reading this then it's pretty likely that I'm writing for you. I have an audience in mind when I'm writing, and you might not be the intended audience, but if you like it... then it was written for you! I write for other people to enjoy it.



Evoke a response: a few years ago I wrote a really bitchy poem and sent it to a lot of people, even the person it was aimed at... I regret that completely, but it evoked a response. It was like one of those letters you write but only for the satisfaction of getting down your feelings. Also, I know I've done well when someone tells me that they started crying at the parts which I cried writing etc.



A career choice: people work out on a daily basis to get into the army or to be a personal trainer etc. and that's no different to being a writer, I write everyday and I talk about writing everyday, and the reason I do it is because it's what I see myself doing until the day that I die... and so if I died tomorrow *touch wood* I'd know that I was on the path/doing what I wanted with my life.



I want to know...


What is writing to you?


-Joseph




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