Why I Write

As some of you have noticed, I write a lot. It's mostly just a hobby, but it's also something I love. I'm more of a story writer to be honest. I love my blogs but my heart truly rests with characters and plots I've created with words. I remember when I first started to write stories purely for fun. I used to write short, poorly written, stories when I was a little kid. Usually those were about superheroes, princesses, and mermaids. Also there was a one about Digimon. When I was twelve/thirteen, I started getting more serious about it. While most kids were getting into sports or whatever drew their attention for recreation, I had a notebook open and was jotting down story ideas and character backgrounds. I wanted to write a novel and I started to write several but none of them got very far. I was never able to keep my attention on them long enough to finish. I had the ending in my head but I couldn't figure out how to get the character to that point without the entire story seeming entirely dull. I kept on writing, of course, in hopes that I would write a beautiful novel that would blow people away and make me famous.

When I got into high school, Twilight came out and I became engrossed in these books. I fell in love with the story, the characters, this different take on vampires, the love triangles, everything about was extremely entertaining to my sixteen year-old mind. As embarrassing as it sounds, since many people my age aren't fans of Twilight, that book is what inspired me to write again. I had quit for a short time simply because I didn't know what to write about. Every story I came up with had no direction, the characters annoyed me, the plot was dull, there was nothing to keep it going and I lost interest writing them. I had turned my attention to poetry which I used to be pretty great at, although now I'm a little rusty. After reading Twilight I started to get more ideas for my stories. I began thinking of characters that I actually found interesting and hopefully others would too. The only stories I write deal with vampires, werewolves, zombies, or something odd like that. They're the only plots I can keep up with because they keep my attention going and I'm able to interweave love, horror, and action into them. When I saw how Stephanie Meyer took vampires and turned them into her own creation I wanted to do just that. I wanted to take something everyone knew and put my own spin on it. Of course I try to keep to the old tales of such monsters. I like to make them a little more on the horror side but also give them a sense of humanity.

Writing is something that allows me to breathe. By that I mean, it helps me relax when I'm stressed, it helps me escape for a while when life is bitter, and above all else, it makes me happy. That's why I got into blogging. It's a way for me to give my thoughts as well as something I enjoy doing. When I write them I like to either throw around huge, beautiful words just to make the blog look fancy or I like to write as if I'm talking to one of my friends.

I have two forms of escape and bliss: music and writing. Music is a big part of my life but if I went into that now this blog would be much too long. Both of them can cheer me up on horrible days and sometimes I need that. On days when I just don't want people around and wish to be alone I run to these two amazing things that help me to breathe again. Even when I'm in a great mood and life seems like a gorgeous dream I still run to them. They help emphasize life.

I hope I never stop writing. Even if the world tells me I have no talent and no one cares about what I have to say or the stories I want to tell, I'll keep writing. Sometimes I write for other people. Usually those are what I like to call my "inspirational blogs." Other times I just write for myself. Even those inspirational blogs are for myself sometimes, just as a reminder to keep my head up. Over all I don't know what I would do if I couldn't write. I'm thankful to have it in my life. It's something that can always bring a smile to my face.