tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post7136148924788295609..comments2023-11-02T04:16:13.945-07:00Comments on Alex Moore: Why Do You Write?Alex Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-9257039392202270242009-02-26T11:51:00.000-08:002009-02-26T11:51:00.000-08:00I agree.. I write becuase I must. I hope it also ...I agree.. I write becuase I must. I hope it also fits in with what i want my future lifestyle to be.. sailing.. but I'll continue writing either way. :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432955663040058259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-39788102195928542082009-02-26T02:11:00.000-08:002009-02-26T02:11:00.000-08:00It seems to be the one thing that I do consistentl...It seems to be the one thing that I do consistently and fairly well.Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-81297627799694657402009-02-26T01:49:00.000-08:002009-02-26T01:49:00.000-08:00Active escapism.Active escapism.Nilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390192403293504963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-487310984148557812009-02-25T18:11:00.000-08:002009-02-25T18:11:00.000-08:00@KatW: you make me smile. it's addictive, isn't it...@KatW: you make me smile. it's addictive, isn't it, this writing game? but, much like coffee and pistachio icecream, it's hardly a bad sort of addiction :)<BR/><BR/>glad you're feeling better...Alex Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-42522073217466643772009-02-25T18:10:00.000-08:002009-02-25T18:10:00.000-08:00@stu: you have commented several times about using...@stu: you have commented several times about using writing as a diversion to keep you from finishing your Ph.D...are you serious? Do you need a quiet, out-of-the-way place to focus and devote yourself to your work? Let me know? I have a dilapidated "cabin" in the woods that you can use. Just cross the pond and come west, young man :)Alex Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-1068028968486156452009-02-25T18:08:00.000-08:002009-02-25T18:08:00.000-08:00@david: I enjoyed reading your take on the whole r...@david: I enjoyed reading your take on the whole reason for life and writing, but i didn't see a place to leave a comment. Maybe no one else saw one either?<BR/><BR/>@inlandempiregirl: seeing patterns and making connections...sounds like the reading curriculum meeting i just got home from :) But you are so right on!! I love how you put it, that "writing helps define events for us."Alex Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-85662814587211320822009-02-25T08:10:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:10:00.000-08:00Would you think badly of me if I told you that act...Would you think badly of me if I told you that actually, unlike your good tempered self - when I don't get to write I sometimes do pout and sulk! In fact I'm beginning to realise that bad moods often come on days when I've not managed to write. <BR/><BR/>When I was ill recently I missed my characters and their story. I longed to enter their world again and enable them to continue their adventures. <BR/><BR/>I do have a lifelong dream of sharing my stories and characters and of seeing my book on a bookshop shelf.<BR/><BR/>I also feel better and gain comfort from writing in my journal and I love to write emails/letters/texts.<BR/><BR/>Why do I write? I guess I'm an addict. But I have no inclination to kick a habit that brings me so much peace.<BR/><BR/>Kat :-)Kat Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176200521240664479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-37755499105447864062009-02-25T00:11:00.000-08:002009-02-25T00:11:00.000-08:00I mostly write because I'm incredibly easily bored...I mostly write because I'm incredibly easily bored. Also, because it beats doing real work on the PhD.stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388674850920848503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-41561408582659112672009-02-24T20:16:00.000-08:002009-02-24T20:16:00.000-08:00I first starting writing to try to make sense out ...I first starting writing to try to make sense out of events in my life. I was advised if I wrote memoir pieces I would see patterns that would help me see where I've been and where I am going. It helped. Also, I think writing helps define events for us, whether tiny ones or ones that we look back on as a turning point.Christy Woolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748862572108653566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-27129722154739791702009-02-24T19:34:00.000-08:002009-02-24T19:34:00.000-08:00Funny you should ask.A while ago, I tried to disti...Funny you should ask.<BR/><BR/>A while ago, I tried to distill my feelings about that into an <A HREF="http://www.dvorkin.com/essays/whywewrite_d.html" REL="nofollow">essay</A> on my Web site. Interestingly, it gets a lot of hits, but no one has written me to either agree or disagree with it.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274485227373284224noreply@blogger.com