Why do you write?

I enjoy the creative proccess.

Truthfully, I don't see myself doing anything else. Words are my life, the stories I wrote resonate with me and, hopefully, they'll resonate with somebody else. It's my passion, what drives me, what makes me feel complete, alive and happy. I know it's kind of weird to put it like that, but it is the truth.

I've been writing all my life. For as long as I can remember I've been creating stories in my head; sometimes just for fun, sometimes to help me fall asleep. I don't know how not to write. It's as natural as breathing to me.

Because I'm a storyteller. It's who I am. I'm a bard in the SCA, and storytelling is my thing there. I've always loved stories and what they can inspire in me and others. Writing them down just seemed natural.

My Top Five Reasons:

1. I. Can't. Stop. Thinking. Of. Stories. Even when I don't mean to. 2. Helps me deal with certain issues or answer certain questions (e.g. the meaning of life) 3. Maybe that might help others answer those same questions. 4. Dialogue is sexy. 5. Gives me an excuse to learn a whole bunch of random, cool things (sometimes I go overboard...)

1) I write because earning money typing up things people love to read is one of the most rewarding ways to get money.

Writing is a self-imposed trial, a judgment you must overcome.

I think about the hundreds of amazing stories that I could have read. Thousands of brilliant novels out there, that could change lives, dethrone tyrants, change worlds, bring hope to the hopeless, inspire life.

Then, I think about how many of those stories will never be written, because people cannot overcome themselves, they cannot overcome their own doubts, their own fears, their own flaws. They could have introduced the greatest story somebody could have ever read, but they feared criticism, feared failure, and brought it to their grave with them.

I never want to be so selfish that I deny somebody a story they wanted to hear. I never want to be so stupid that I refuse to publish a story hundreds of people love, whose royalties enrich my life, just because I erroneously believe I suck.

Failure is scary, but you shouldn't be afraid to do it.

In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.

I write to get the massive amount of ideas out of my head and focus better. Besides that, I also enjoy creating and feeling somewhat god-like when I do it. I also get bored often and it's a nice way to spend my time.