Why I want to write. What drives you to write? - Writers Forum

Roman_Mitic · 01-28-2008, 09:58 AM

A wise man once asked me why I write? I diggested it, the came up with this small paragraph let me you What you think. I tried to keep my tense consistent on this one.

why do I want to write for? The young man at the desk, whispered aloud to himself.
He sat blankly staring at his electronic notebook, brainstorming a way to transform his passion that ran through his blood into words. From the time that he could stand, he had as always wanted the planets to reply to him, and reveal his importance. He longed for a reply, stating his views and beliefs were like no other, and his words flowed with ingenuity and truth. He yearned over the years to write, to have created something beautiful with his mind, sculpting pages out of a his self. He was aware, that he needed was his voice to carry him, far past the reaches of any outstretched hand. He knew, that if his escaped was to prove as one of actuality, it would have to be an escape within himself. The young man the began to write, what do I want to write for?

HeavyMetalRich · 02-01-2008, 11:05 PM

I like that thought man. Why do people write? Very existential.

Sartre once said, that writing is a lot like firing a pistol.
You don't want to just wave it at anything, you want to
point directly at what you want to shoot, and fire.

Personally, I just write because I've always felt I had something to say! :F

GL!

MSWordUp · 02-01-2008, 11:10 PM

"A wise man once asked me why I write[A wise man once asked me: "Why do you write?"? I diggested[digested] it,[Omit comma, add 'and'] the[Omit 'then'] came up with this small[Omit 'small'] paragraph let me you What you think['Let me you What you think.' That's what you wrote]. I tried to keep my tense consistent on this one.

w[W]hy do I want to write for[Omit 'for']? T[t]he young man at the desk,[Omit comma] whispered aloud to himself.

He sat blankly[Omit 'blankly] staring at his electronic notebook, brainstorming a way to transform his[the] passion that ran through his blood into words. From the time that[Omit 'that'] he could stand,[Omit comma] he had as always[Omit 'as always'] wanted the planets to reply to him[Planets reply to him? Huh?],[Omit comma] and reveal his importance. He longed for a reply, stating his views and beliefs were like no other, and his words flowed with ingenuity and truth. He yearned[,] over the years[,] to write, to have[Omit 'have'] created[create] something beautiful with his mind, sculpting pages out of a his self[Out of a his self?]. He was aware, [Omit comma] that he needed was[Omit 'was'] his voice to carry him,[Omit comma] far past the reaches of any outstretched hand[What does that even mean?]. He knew,[Omit comma] that if his escaped was to prove as one of actuality[Again, I do not know what this means], it would have to be an escape within himself. The young man the began to write[Omit 'to write'],[Omit comma. Add a semicolon] what do I want to write for?["Why do I write?]"

You're trying to be too poetic. Focus on learning the basics: grammar. Keep working on it.

Industrial · 02-02-2008, 10:51 AM

For the most part I agree with MS, the grammar errors in this story are very frequent. I also share the opinion you are trying to be to artsy and attempting to push this into more then it should be.

ashleyc8705 · 02-02-2008, 09:51 PM

I agree with MS and Industrial. Keep working on it!!

HeavyMetalRich · 02-21-2008, 08:34 PM

""A wise man once asked me why I write[A wise man once asked me: "Why do you write?"? I diggested[digested] it,[Omit comma, add 'and'] the[Omit 'then'] came up with this small[Omit 'small'] paragraph let me you What you think['Let me you What you think.'"

lol! Now that's the head of a writer.

Listen, you guys are right ; but you have to look through the words,
to the ideas! Haven't you guys ever texted before? It was a good question imo.