9. Any amount of exercise is good for your creative muscles.
8. Inspiration strikes more frequently when you’re writing.
7. Any words you get down will bring you closer to a finished story that is all your own.
6. By pouring yourself into your craft, you can gain perspective and insight into the various victories and tragedies in your own life.
5. Your fans (both current and future) are counting on you.
4. Being published, winning an award, or being on a bestseller list doesn’t make you a writer. Writing makes you a writer.
3. Nobody else will write your story.
2. Your story can make a lasting impact in someone’s life.
1. Because you want to!
I like #ten best!
ReplyDeleteI like that one too. Writing should be something we run to, not away from.
DeleteMy favorite is #3. No one else can write the stories that are rattling around in my head.
ReplyDeleteExactly! I think many writers are driven by a type of generosity, a need to share stories that only they can share.
DeleteHi Lindsay. I love number two and hope for that impact, like your blog I,pacts others!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carly! It's always a hope of mine that my blog can be a positive influence on folks who read it.
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