Why I Write

I did a blog tour in April, and one of the guest posts I did was titled “Why I Write”. I recently came across an article detailing a list in an essay written by the great George Orwell also titled “Why I write”. I found it rather interesting, so I thought I’d do a post on it. I’d be interested to find out what others think of Orwell’s opinion on the motives of writing.

“Why I Write” is an essay written by George Orwell and first published in 1946.

Orwell lists “four great motives for writing” w...