Why do you write?

I write because...

Because...

Oh, how can I put it into words?

(They were there, just a second ago.
So many reasons, darting and buzzing around in my head
Like dragonflies. Flashes of brilliance, difficult to capture...)

Wait a moment...wait...aha! I've caught some.

I write, because I want to take Color
And translate it into Sound, Smell, Taste and Texture
So that perhaps, I can help a blind man see a sunset.

(That was a bit syrupy, wasn't it?
The sentiment gives me cavities just by looking at it...
But it's true, all the same.)

I write, because I want to tell stories worth telling;
To take someone on a journey through time and space and worlds unknown.
I want to build an escape door for people to slip through;
To let them get lost in another place and forget for a while...
Yet at the same time, give them the courage to come back
And wrestle Reality again with the bit of magic they took away.
And that includes me.

I want to put a band-aid on a scraped-up day,
Make it rain when the sky is too clear,
Paint pictures with verbs and nouns,
Give relief to my restless wanderer of a mind.

I want to shine in a world of darkness;
To ignite the spark that starts the fire and sets the stars ablaze.
I want to put thought into empty minds
And replace apathy with passion.
I want to slay the dragons of my universe
With the sharpness of my words.

I write for the pure joy of doing so.
I write to lose and save my sanity.
I write, because Someone commands me to.
I write, because I must.

For this is the truth:

There is a greater hand guiding my pen
A greater purpose behind the words
A greater story than mine
A greater Author than I
And it is my gift, my delight, my quest
To catch these echoes of greatness
And bind them in ink to a blank page –
And some willing hearts, while I'm at it.

Many may read them, or maybe few.
I am a word-weaver, not a fortune-teller.

But if I can touch just one life, stir one soul, open one pair of eyes...

Then my mission will be complete.

i write to express myself. i write to get away. i write to feel diffrent. i write because i can.

I write to express myself - I can't speak words very well (especially when I'm emotionally upset). It's not that I can't talk, the words just don't come easily when I speak whereas, when I write, they come smoothly and easily.

I write to get my fluffy plot-bunnies down, or a character, or a certain scene that keeps playing in my head.

I write to remember major events in my life - no, not like a diary entry. Most of my poetry is a reflection or "story" of something major that happened in my life.

And I write because it's enjoyable and a great stress relief. Have a bad day? Fix it by beating up one of your characters in your story ;)

I always wrote to say what I can't tell anybody... which is a lot! Words, music and the Moon are my best friends ever.

Because it lets me express myself,and let my imagination out instead of just keeping it locked up in my head for no one to hear,also to be creative.

Depends. I write stories and fanfictions (Merlin) because I enjoy it. I usually write poemsa dn the occaisional song to express myself when I can't find any other words to say what I need to say- to get rid of those feelings.

I'm a writer. Most of the people in my family were born writers. And when you are a writer, it's something you can't stop doing.

Well, its kinda who I am.
I always have a notebook for ideas, and one for the story outline, one for the stories.
I LOVE to write. I can't function without it.
There's about seventeen different stories, and they all have the same characters. ANd that's those characters alone. I love writing, I can't imagine life without it.

I write cuz sometimes i gata let things out and if i say it out loud it would hurt alot of people.
Sometimes its just to show people that writing is more than words on a paper. Its what lets people express them selves with getting hust or hurting someone else.Writing is my life.

Although the writing itself doesn't make bad things go away, however that's the best way i can express myself. Every single word has its depth and meaning, the true feeling are on the paper.

ok i write because there r things in my life that have personal backgrounds i need to get my anger out i need to get my love out so i write a lot of things about darkness trying to find my way out of this hell hole that im in trying to break through this box and back to safty i write so much its crazy i write because i express myself and my feelings to others who dont no my story or mylife

Writing is who I am. It makes me unique at school because once i start on a writing project, I don't want it to end. I don't know why, but it is hard for me to show my feelings with speech, but in words on paper, the words flow through me.

Whenever I am upset, these poetic words start banging against the sides of my mind. They won't go away unless I grab one of my many note books and spill my heart out in poetry.

I don't know how my story idea's come to mind. That will always be a mystery. My brother wants to become a writer to, but he HATES ELA and only enjoys writing in Creative Writing.The strange thing is, my parents aren't good at writing at all.

I write to put things in my mind onto paper or on to the computer so that its out of my head. I also have a wish to one day have writing published. Sometimes its just because I want to remember something I thought of and want to read it later.

i love writing (in my native language coz i learned 3 diffrent languages )because when you write you creat your own world but i just can't write in english coz i'm always stopped by the fact of that i'm not so good in this languge

Writing is my way out. For some it's music and for others it's writing. For Me It's writing. I dont throw fits are scream and yell when something happens to me. I scribble all down on a journal or type it up. Writing is the one thing(other than God's vast creation) that expands my imagination. Me being a teenager, writing lets me be control of something. To know that it's my story, and I can make it have any twist and turns I want is very encouraging. I just love to write.(: -Jazzy

It may sound odd, but I don't have a reason to why I write. The only way I know how to explain it is that I write because I can't keep these words inside my heart. I write to release my imagination. To let it take me to new heights. That's the reason I write.

To free my imagination :)

i may seem emotionless when you talk to me but deep inside i am an emo, i write to express my feelings, usually in the form of quotes or long papers discussing my point of view on things

I write cause it inspires me,calms me down,and sends me into my own little world^^

Well,to put it simply.I enjoy it.I find writing a great way to relax after a hectic day.It's entertaining.And also,I write stories because I can't find books I want to read,I make them myself.Writing takes me back in time,or forward,to another world even!I really feel like I'm in the piece if I write it myself.
I write every chance I get,whether its working on an unfinished story,just a random subject that popped into my head,or something I really want to do.

Lots of reasons. But the biggest one is probably because I have all these awesome characters and ideas and I want to share them with people.