Struggling to Be Heard

I have this theory, about the impulse to write, and I’m curious if it holds true for other writers, so please chime in with your take. Here’s the thing: I think a big chunk of my drive to write comes from a feeling of not being heard. Trying to communicate and finding either that no one is listening or that they don’t “get it” – and so I write in an effort to use the characters and stories to explain the complex “it” that I’m trying to get across.

I came to this realization recently as I was t...