Why Write?

Why Write? 08/04/2010

This portrait in oil pastels, I painted, shows my two daughters, left and right of the picture. Both my beautiful daughters inspire me to strive to be the best I can be. The pictures below are from the art works in oil paint or pastels that I painted of my four grandchildren.

Why do you write?

I am looking forward to breaking away from only writing nonfiction and doing review work for vga cables and the like and trying my hand at writing fiction.

Why do I write?

*I am writing in memory of my mother.

I write because all my mother’s life she was ‘gunna’ write a novel and she could have written a great one, she had a lot of talent and a lot to say.

*I am writing to keep a promise to myself and achieve creative fulfilment.

From the age of 13, half a century ago, I have been ‘gunna’, write a novel and also have enough stories in me for 5 full length novels and have a rough diamond writers talent just waiting to polish up.

*I am writing to help my award winning essay-writing daughter, remember her childhood dreams.

Because one of my daughters as a child was ‘gunna’ write a novel and has lost, all interest and she tells me, ‘any memory of wanting to be a writer,’ now she is an adult.

*I am writing, to keep my non-writing daughter, proud of me.

My youngest daughter is encouraging her daughter and me to write a novel. I do not want her to see her mum as a ‘gunna doer’, I know she wants to see me lift myself out of the loss of my artist’s career and the closure of my art gallery business, due to her father, my husband, developing frontal lobe degeneration and requiring my care. She loves me regardless of my creative career status but I feel her pride in me when I am achieving and I know this brings her as well as me, joy and I will not let her down. Setting the example that I follow through and achieving a stated goal, is the least I can do for her to reward her for her faith in me.

*I am writing to inspire my grandchildren, encourage them to reach for the stars.

Because I have two talented grandchildren who are ‘gunna’, be writers, one writes short stories.

*I am writing in appreciation of those writing skills my sister has shared with me.

Because my sister has been a professional writer for half a century, though like myself, up until now, a nonfiction writer, not a novelist.

*I am writing because I have succeeded in nonfiction writing and I am ready for the challenge of climbing (writing a novel) Mont Everest.

Because I am now a (lol poorly paid) writer of reviews, advertising, published essays and booklets’, and it is about time I broke this personal and family cycle, of; gunna-dooers, it is not about income it is about the creative satisfaction. “WE CAN DO IT”

Why do you write?

I would love to hear your reasons in the comments section :-) “WE CAN ALL DO IT”