Comments on: Guest blog by L. Anne Carrington: Why do we write? http://blog.slushpilereader.com/2010/06/12/guest-blog-by-l-anne-carrington-why-do-we-write/ Slush Pile Reader is a community in which readers and writers, rather than marketing and publishing executives, get the chance to choose which books they'd like to see published. More on us here. Sat, 30 Jul 2011 18:22:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ron A Sewell http://blog.slushpilereader.com/2010/06/12/guest-blog-by-l-anne-carrington-why-do-we-write/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Ron A Sewell Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:22:38 +0000 http://blog.slushpilereader.com/?p=189#comment-393 Why do I write. I write because I enjoy it. As I've said many times before the bonus is if others like my writing. Funny - some do and others don't but you can't please everyone. RS Why do I write. I write because I enjoy it. As I’ve said many times before the bonus is if others like my writing.

Funny – some do and others don’t but you can’t please everyone.

RS

]]> By: Alexie Aaron http://blog.slushpilereader.com/2010/06/12/guest-blog-by-l-anne-carrington-why-do-we-write/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Alexie Aaron Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:10:53 +0000 http://blog.slushpilereader.com/?p=189#comment-380 I think my writing comes from a need to entertain. I come from a very funny family. Even in times of despair my siblings and I can share a giggle or two. I have always been a story teller, an exaggerator extraordinaire. Genre writing gives me an opportunity to take “what if,” to a whole new level. I think my writing comes from a need to entertain. I come from a very funny family. Even in times of despair my siblings and I can share a giggle or two. I have always been a story teller, an exaggerator extraordinaire. Genre writing gives me an opportunity to take “what if,” to a whole new level.

]]> By: Kazza http://blog.slushpilereader.com/2010/06/12/guest-blog-by-l-anne-carrington-why-do-we-write/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Kazza Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:33:57 +0000 http://blog.slushpilereader.com/?p=189#comment-357 Hey, this was a great and introspective posting! I'm not sure why I write... I simply know I HAVE to. One of the driving forces is knowing that my words have the ability to change people's lives for the better. So often, I am stopped in the store or on the street, and told how something I wrote made that person laugh, or brought forth a favored memory, or encouraged someone to try to repair a relationship. I've found that my biggest fan base is men over 50... I seem to have the abiility to make them cry... even the tough old salts. So... there's that! If I can no longer turn a guy on, at least I can wring SOME emotion out of them! :o)> I don't think I could write as a 'job' unless I enjoyed it. Sometimes having a deadline detracts from the enjoyment of writing, for trying to be creative 'on demand' is not a great motivator. But as long as I have the ability to put words on paper and have those words make a difference in people's lives, that's the driving force behind Karen Bessey Pease. Hey, this was a great and introspective posting! I’m not sure why I write… I simply know I HAVE to. One of the driving forces is knowing that my words have the ability to change people’s lives for the better. So often, I am stopped in the store or on the street, and told how something I wrote made that person laugh, or brought forth a favored memory, or encouraged someone to try to repair a relationship. I’ve found that my biggest fan base is men over 50… I seem to have the abiility to make them cry… even the tough old salts. So… there’s that! If I can no longer turn a guy on, at least I can wring SOME emotion out of them! :o )>

I don’t think I could write as a ‘job’ unless I enjoyed it. Sometimes having a deadline detracts from the enjoyment of writing, for trying to be creative ‘on demand’ is not a great motivator. But as long as I have the ability to put words on paper and have those words make a difference in people’s lives, that’s the driving force behind Karen Bessey Pease.

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