why write

I have been thinking about why I write and wished to respond to some of the comments made about what I have written, so here goes.

I have written stories because I imagine characters, sometimes myself in situations that I enjoy taking them to and seeing how the character develops, and where the story goes. There is rarely a planned end when the story starts which I know is reflected in how the stories often peater out or get rushed as I loose interest in the ideas.

I do not write for others really, I write for myself and enjoy reading what I have written when I come back to the stories after a certain length of time has past so they are not quite so fresh. I am however happy to post my stories so others who wish to read them can enjoy them if they appeal to their interests. I do not write to please others, if readers want my characters to do something different why not write their own story using my story as a start, I will not object as it will be their story, not mine.

I do apologise for my poor english and spelling, this has always been a problem since I was a small child when I spent many playtimes writing out spelling mistakes a hundred times, only to find that I still got it wrong next time I wrote the words.

If I can use a running analogy, I run but I shall never make the olympics, my strength, my bio mechanical make up is not right, I lack dedication to train that hard, I am too old, but basically I don’t care. I can watch a top athlete and enjoy seeing the race unfold, but I shall never be there. This does not stop me from enjoying my own running though, I can enjoy a hard training session, I can feel the freedom of a mountain run, I can even know the pride of finishing a marathon faster than the time before.

I will never make a great published author, mostly for reasons some people are only to happy to express about my skills, but I still have an imagination, even if others can't understand what I am trying to say, some do and most importantly I do. So I do not really care what others see, I shall write my stories and get my own pleasure and maybe give pleasure to others, and if you don't like them, no one is forcing anyone to read anything I write, I recommend those people look else where for their amusement.

I hope this explains and expresses some of the nature of writing for me.

Thank you for reading, but most all don’t loose your sense of humour and keep smiling.

Lauran