"the Reason One Writes Isn't the Fact He Wants to Say Something. He Writes Because He Has Something to Say" -

A lot of people over the years have asked me "Whyseeing something on paper can help to organise our
do you write?" I used to simply reply with "I writethoughts.
because it is just something I do... Why do I write? WellWhen I was very young A wise person told me that if
why do you breath?" Then one day, I got thinking. WhyI was ever really mad at someone, before I act I
do I write? What sense of pleasure do I derive fromshould write it down. I should write how I feel and why I
it? I came up with a few reasons WHY I write andfeel that way. Then once you've vented all your
WHY everyone should at least attempt to write, evennegitive thoughts onto paper you will feel much better.
if the quality turns out to be not so good.You find that you were irrationally mad or ticked off
I have found that writing keeps me sane. Throughand there won't be any tention because you didn't
tough times writing has been my rock. It has given memarch right over there and give that person a peice of
a medium to express myself. Writing is unique andyour mind. You simply wrote down how you felt
different for everyone and people write in differentThis peice of advice has been helpful to me, because
ways. Some people write poems that rhyme, somemany times I have rushed to conclusions and in
write poems that don't. Some write stories, some writeretrospect, I see that the fault was my own.
simple sentences. Some people write music, others ,.
write songs. Some people write their feelings, andAll of famous quotes have come from someones
some people write about nothing in relevance at all. Butfree thoughts. Martin Luther-Kings "I have a dream",
still, we write.William Shakespeares "All the worlds a stage" ,
Expressing yourself in any way is a good thing. TheEinstiens "Theory of reletivity" and even that cute
arts are very helpful for this. Through an art we canquote whos author remain anonymous. All great things
tell a story, we can SHOW people what we want toare born of someones free thought.
tell them. Writing is my art, It helps me express who ISo, to answer the question, "Why do I write?" I write to
am. I find it hard to talk about my feelings face to facebe freed. I write to clear my mind. I write to have my
with someone but give me a pen and paper and I cansay. I write to express myself. I write, because it
turn my inner most feelings into words, transform themmakes me happy.
into something that they will understand. Through a penI think that everyone should try to give writing a go. It
I've got my voice.doesn't have to be good, and it doesn't have to rhyme,
The great thing about writing is that anyone can do it,just write your feelings, express yourself. Let yourself
regardless of culture, language, native tongue. We don'tgo, free your inhibitions and you might surprise yourself
even have to show what we write to anybody, butwith what you can come up with.