Writers Asylum Forum shower chronicles: why do we d..

This is what I am calling my shower chronicles, when I do "automated" tasks, like showering , I let my mind wander. Here is another example of that.


why do we do what we do?

Why have we decided to pursue writing. Is it a natural ability to tell stories or an overactive imagination? Or like me you just might hold conversations with people, real or imaginary. They say talking to yourself is not crazy, its when you answer back you should be worried. According to that saying I should be worried, because I do it every day. To some it would seem like I am crazy or schizophrenic, but I see it as a way of helping me to see a story through. I am sure I am not alone in this, when I am not writing, I am thinking about it. I have conversations with the characters, developing their personalities.

Writing doesn't come easy for me, I have to wrestle with the process of writing. So why do I even do it, If it is so hard? The rush I get when it does flow easily unto the paper, is greater than most pleasures in the world. Looking at a finished product and liking what you made from a random inspiration is equally exciting. If I didn't write then I would be weird, all of the conversations would mean nothing. Having my own world to create is a great feeling, even if no one will ever read it.

If you are only doing this for fame and fortune then you are doing it for the wrong reason. Your work will feel too much like work,and your writing will suffer. Being published is good, but having fun with it is even better.

That is my shower thought of the day, thank you for reading.

please fell free to post your own , that is if any of you are crazy like me.

Writing to me is as satisfying as birth. I am a father so I know what it's like to experience the miracle of birth. Writing is just like it. You start with an idea, mix in some unpredictable and often nauseating components, struggle through a seemingly endless series of bumps and setbacks, then, one day, before you know it, the end result is smiling at you. And as you look at this tiny creation, you can't help but feel elated, and marveling at the fact that you created it!
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For years most of my conversations were with myself - the question, of course, (for those of you now questioning my sanity) is what was the span of those years.

For me, writing squelches these conversations because it allows my thought process to be heard and, more importantly, to evolve as a progression of words. This process, for me, (especially since the advent of the word processor), allows for instant or delayed revisions - and yes, the thought process is frocked with revisions!

Even though I am more of a visually oriented person, writing still helps to free and exercise the creative process. If we kept all of our thoughts couped up in our heads, without ever releasing them, we would then become insane - ask any insane person.
Imagine hooking an air hose to a basketball, day after day, each time putting in two pounds of air and never letting any out. Eventually the ball would explode.

Happy Chatting!

good point