{"id":228141,"date":"2014-02-10T15:35:16","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T15:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2014\/02\/10\/why-i-write\/"},"modified":"2014-02-10T15:35:16","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T15:35:16","slug":"why-i-write","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2014\/02\/10\/why-i-write\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I write"},"content":{"rendered":"

taladraco<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve found that lately I lack much motivation to create. It\u2019s hard for me to focus on editing my novel. I don\u2019t draw much anymore. I can\u2019t even write these original stories I think up every night as I lay in bed trying to sleep. And I wondered why. It would be easy to blame it on laziness. But that\u2019s not really all of it.<\/p>\n

A friend of mine was asked once why she writes: for herself or for attention. At first, I related with the person asking the question. You should write for yourself.<\/p>\n

But then I started thinking. Why does anyone write? I can\u2019t answer that question for anyone but myself. And my answer? I write for other people.<\/p>\n

If I say here and said I write for myself, I would be lying. I don\u2019t need to write down a story if it\u2019s only for myself. My imagination is far better and more creative than my brain can put into words. If I were writing for myself, I would never write at all. I would simply sit back in my chair or my bed, close my eyes and let my imagination run wild.<\/p>\n

The act of taking those thoughts out of my head and putting a shadow of them onto paper isn\u2019t done for my own sake. I do it because I want to share this crazy wonderful story with others.<\/p>\n

I like to think that\u2019s why others create, but I can\u2019t answer for them. And I think that\u2019s why I have trouble forcing myself to create anymore. When I feel like there\u2019s nobody who cares about what I create, it gets harder for me to create anything.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not that I\u2019m looking for praise even. I just want to create things that make people smile. That make them feel good or laugh or cry.<\/p>\n

I guess what this all boils down to is that if you read a fanfic or see a piece of art that you like or anything that someone created, I hope you go tell them that. Because I think that it will make them very happy to know that their work made someone happy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Don’t forget to feed and nurture your artists and writers and creative types.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

taladraco: I\u2019ve found that lately I lack much motivation to create. It\u2019s hard for me to focus on editing my novel. I don\u2019t draw much anymore. I can\u2019t even write these original stories I think up every night as I lay in bed trying to sleep. And I wondered why. It would be easy to … <\/p>\n

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