Writing

[lady_karelia]

To all who write, I'm curious. Why do you write? I'm genuinely curious, and I don't want anyone to draw ideas from others' comments, so I'm screening comments for a day or two. I just want a really honest opinion. And if you don't want your comment to be seen, say so, and I won't unscreen it. I'm just really curious.

Comments

[vanityfair00.livejournal.com]

I started because I realized I missed writing papers for school. Hard to believe but I used to get really excited about some of the papers I wrote, especially for my history and poly sci classes. Then it was because I was bored out of my mind living in small town France where I had no friends, TV, or internet. Later when I moved home and had things to do it was because there weren't enough stories out there that I wanted to read so I wrote what I wanted to see.

Since my HP muse has seemingly dried up most of my writing takes the form of blogging about life as an expat in Japan and that really is more about communicating with my friends and family back home. But mostly I write because I have something to say, because I have a sense of accomplishment when I finish, and because I amuse myself and hopefully others with my words.

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

it was because there weren't enough stories out there that I wanted to read so I wrote what I wanted to see.

That's totally true for me, too.

I love your blog posts, by the way, even though I'm terrible with commenting. But I do love the glimpses you give us into life on a different continent and all your adventures. :)