Goodreads asked Ross Ritchell:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Ross Ritchell Henry Miller said, "I read to be taken out of myself, to become ecstatic." I believe that's the best thing about being a writer. We're all "stuck in ourselves" to a certain extent, and writing allows the writer to get beyond themselves. They can become a man if they are a woman (or vice versa), young if old (vice versa), etc. It's incredibly liberating and can help blunt painful real-world experiences immeasurably. People say it can be a sort of therapy, and I agree, but it also is just a very nice mental break and exercise. I like to write because I feel productive, because I feel somewhat might benefit from what I've said (even if it's only myself, thats okay too). Writing is freedom. There are few negatives to that ideal.

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