On Sat, 15 Feb 1997 gaffney@iconn.net wrote:

I don't consider myself a writer.  I always failed Creative Writing,
and hated essays.  But occasionally, something will grip me and 
won't let go. A monologue, or a fanfic.

Don't judge yourself on schoolwork; Einstein flunked math, after all. ;)

Basically, as I said, I write because the alternative is too
difficult to accept.

I write for many different reasons.  I write when I'm depressed to try to
express my feeling and worries in a form that others can understand.  I
write when I'm feeling philosophical and want to try to convey a message
to others.

But overall, I write because it's fun.  I sometimes write for others, but
often I write for myself.  I have a rather substantial number of stories I
wrote which have been stored away on tape backup or on my local drivve,
which I've never published, and in many cases, never shown to anyone.  I
write because I enjoy it; that's all the motive I need.

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