I am a writer. I have been writing since I was 12 (I am 29 now). I was home schooled, and my dad gave me a writing assignment: illustrate and write my own story. I can't even remember the story I wrote, ha!
I have a lot of original stuff, but for the past two years, I have been lost in the world of fanfiction; it's just so much more relaxing writing in a universe with characters who already exists. Unlike when you write an original, you have so much thinking to do-- and sometimes, you need a break from that (thinking).
I write when I need an escape from reality. How about you? Why do you write? How did you get started?
I have a lot of original stuff, but for the past two years, I have been lost in the world of fanfiction; it's just so much more relaxing writing in a universe with characters who already exists. Unlike when you write an original, you have so much thinking to do-- and sometimes, you need a break from that (thinking).
I write when I need an escape from reality. How about you? Why do you write? How did you get started?
I never was much into writing before finishing high-school. I mean sure, I finished all my assignments and I went on to do so in college as well. During my time in college I realized that most people are really, really terrible at writing. I don't know whether it was the laziness or some other factor that prevented people to write creatively, but it was true. Life kinda threw a paid-writing assignment at my door, when a friend of mine came up to my home one day saying that his colleagues at university have had the worst time with their project papers and they needed help. We contacted them and negotiated a deal to write 5 university papers for them. I'm aware that this was plagiarism, but I wouldn't say no to ghost writing.
It caught on ever since. I started writing for a local newspaper, began delving in social media and even introduced this forum to my services. Most of my writing is article based, created by research and supported by facts, but recently I've started generating these stories in my mind. Stories about whatever I get inspired from. I think this is a way my mind creates exercises in order for them to get embedded into my memory.
Wherever information needs to be conveyed it's up to us that we generate the compelling story that will make it embed in the recipients memory. The ability to keep a persons attention on a piece of information is so amazing, especially as I am aware of how short our attention span is.
This is why I write. To make money, to create compelling stories and to provide interesting content for people.