Exploring insecurities through writing just confirms that authors are a complete mess

Today is April 1st, and it's Insecure Writer's Support Group time. It's also A to Z blogging time. Although I'm not participating in the A to Z challenge per se, I'll be visiting some of the blogs and reading what's out there.

Here's some housekeeping to get out of the way with regard to the Insecure Writer's Support Group.

Find the signup HERE.

The co-hosts for this month are Suzanne Furness, Tonja Drecker, Toi Thomas, Rachna Chhabria, Fundy Blue, and Donna Hole.

Someone recently asked me why I write. I had to think about it for a while, but I'm ready to share it with you as my first post for April. I suppose it touches on various insecurities, so here it is:

I think I write to be a character that I know I'm not in real life. It's a kind of escapism, if that makes any sense. I write to step into the shoes of someone strong, someone fantastic, and someone who's not afraid to explore things that scare me. And I write sometimes because I prefer the fiction to the reality.

Yeah, I guess there's plenty of insecurity in those words. Writers as a lot are such a mess. Wouldn't you agree?