Freedom is just another word for...

What I like the most about writing? It's freedom.

The ability to fall into a scene, a world, completely consumed by the imagery, the feel, the personages and their interactions. And, what's better?  Being fully dependent upon yourself to do it. You control, manipulate, orchestrate the machinations of the world you've plunged into. With free reign, you answer to no one, are judged by none. Within your own mind, you become the awe-inspiring escape artist, undaunted by the reality of others. You create your own world. The master puppeteer to a stage of vibrant, lively marionettes. And it's available to you anytime, anywhere. It becomes a power that cannot be stripped, controlled, or stolen from you. It is a game of your own conscious devising, with no wrong turns, no bad rolls of the dice, no last level, no end—until you deem it necessary to create one. It's the fountain of youth, bubbling over in ecstatic desire to revitalize life. You are how you choose to be. Or, you're not at all. It can be an evocation of life not lived, or one long forgotten. Of fantasy, or the reiteration of a pleasant reality. Imagination is a constant lover, there always when you turn to it, waiting to indulge in even your deepest desires. No questions, no hesitation, just endless opportunity.

To write is to imagine. To imagine is to be free. And freedom is everything. Just ask William Wallace.

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