Writing meme

[sams1ra]

Because I've seen it on my flist and figured it was a good braintease.

I often say I'm a writer, not an author. I write because I can't help myself. I need to write.

Don't know if anyone's gonna be interested in this, but I am. I think the questions are interesting for me, to figure some stuff out for myself. If anyone else wants to join the fun, you

Comments

[geckoholic]

Interesting meme!

I love what you said about NEEDING to write, and I can totally understand you. I mean, I haven't written anything in a good ten years, because something happened and I just couldn't anymore, but since I got it back roundabout 2 years ago? I'm the same, I really kinda NEED it, too. I'm miserable if I don't write anything for more than a few days, even if it's just for my own amusement.

[sams1ra]

Isn't it? It makes you think about the things that make you tick (or write. Whatever...)

Well then, time to write m'dear!

[geckoholic]

Yeah. Then again, concidering that I know what made me STOP, I'm really not sure if I want to know that much about it . . . :/ I'm just glad I got it back.

I do, I do. ;) I just can't seem to finish anything and/or write something I feel like posting . . . *lol*

[sams1ra]

Tell me about it... *sigh*

[pinkphoenix1985]

I love your answer and I can relate to the seeing stories everywhere but I just use it to amuse myself ;)

No wonder I adore your preseries, just saying ;P

[sams1ra]

Sometimes that's the problem though. I see the story play out, but don't write it.
Writing takes a lot of effort. For me to actually write it, one of two things must happen; either the story haunts me and won't stop playing in my head until it's out there, or I know someone would read it.

Since I'm writing gen SPN and I'm not one of fandom's greatest, or even most known writers, I know chances are only a handful would even bother, and that kind of kills my motivation.

I have so many stories to tell, so many plot bunnies to follow, but if people don't read it, I just don't see why I should bother. I mean, summarizing the story into one page or one post is a hell of a lot simpler. *shrugs*

[pinkphoenix1985]

Well, for years (and currently), I've been making up little stories involving characters from tv, movies and characters of my own. I've never really written them down because it's for my amusement purely and oddly enough I use music as inspiration

[sams1ra]

I used to be like that with original fic. I wrote for me, and usually, only two or three of my best friends ever got to read it.
It changed with fanfiction, when I realized I had an audience.
Getting a review or a reply is SO much better than getting paid for a book and never knowing if anyone really enjoyed it, or what parts they liked.
But that's just me.