tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14671201.post113466697087270266..comments2008-01-05T20:10:14.400-08:00Comments on Peculiar Author in a Peculiar Land: Why do we write?Jeff Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09308834117176284991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14671201.post-1154115281342315472006-07-28T12:34:00.000-07:002006-07-28T12:34:00.000-07:00You've got me thinking now, Jeff. Why do I write?...You've got me thinking now, Jeff. Why do I write? <BR/><BR/>I think it's because it gives me validation as a unique person. In a world that is so set on destroying people's uniqueness and trying to make everyone exactly the same, it's my way of staking my claim and saying, "I am different. I'm not just a mom or just a wife or just a this or that. I'm unique, now get over it!"<BR/><BR/>It's also a self-esteem boost for me.<BR/><BR/>I have thought from time to time about quitting, but then I realized that a vital part of me would be lost if I did. I love it. I hate editing, I hate having to go back and insert details that I forgot, but you're right. There's nothing like writing those two little words at the end -- the end.Tristi Pinkstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122250747480013804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14671201.post-1134940267958836462005-12-18T13:11:00.000-08:002005-12-18T13:11:00.000-08:00Sometimes I write because I want to read. I'll be...Sometimes I write because I want to read. I'll be looking for a particular kind of story, and eventually, I realize that it hasn't been written yet. Or that somebody tried, and didn't fulfil my expectations. If you want it done right, I think, you've got to write it yourself. And then I give it a go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com