My reason is two fold. I enjoy it and I could use some supplimental income. I've often wondered if it'd be better to go the anonymous route though. I don't do crowds well and I hate being umm bugged like I imagine a lot of famous people are. Out the way, out the spot light, and able to live freely among everyone else just seems appealing to me. I need the money, I need to write, if only for the theraputic value, and I need freedom, so that would be my chosen reason and way I would move forward from here. A fake name? Just do an anonymous thing? Then there's the whole ... I need to leave a legacy behind after I die thing,vat which point I'd want to be recognized for and by my work. Is that selfish? Not at all! A fake name and a last will or a lawyer or some way to ensure it was known after the fact would be necessary. That way, if nothing else, my kid would be able to see my work. As for the money generated ... I would prefer investing in different things rather than leaving it all as an inheritance. A little inheritance yes ... Maybe a few 100,000 but no more, given I even make that much, or better yet ... A small royalty given from all future sales. I need my son to utilize his talants and abilities and be able to feel that sense of accomplishment for himself ... You know ... For a job well done in whatever he sets his mind and hands to do. It builds character and confidence and self worth. No, life isn't easy and that in and if itself offers motivation to become better than we are at present. So, why do you write?
Mostly if I am writing something knowledgeable, I write because that's how I retain information. I retain information by writing information down. I feel as if once I write it down it becomes stored much easier in my memory. If I'm writing something on fiction grounds, I'm most likely just being creative.
I find it helpful too. Writing things down like grocery lists, and to be creative and imaginative when I write a different kind. I like books, poetry, and everything I write of this nature tells a story that builds from the last. When I'm done it'll be a complete work. I write with purpose and intent and yes for money sometimes. Most the time it's just do as you stated ... Be creative and not for money. I plan on writing more books. I only have two published to date, but Ivey written enough to fill many. If I'm writing something on fiction grounds, I'm most likely just being creative.
I use to write a lot when i was younger. Like during my twenties. More for poetry and philosophical inquiry. Usually to release what is bottled up inside and inquire deeper. Writing is something i go in and out of now and then.
I write for the fun of it and very little profit. Lately, I have been writing my memories to pass along to my children when I'm gone. There is so much I wish I'd asked my father when he was still around. I want my kids to know all of what made me. And there are a few of my worldly possessions they need to know about so they can pass them along. When I'm not writing technical articles, I mostly write erotic stories, many from my memories of an hedonistic life. Anonymously published some have had good reviews. But most importantly, I write.
I write to get stuff off my chest. It makes me feel a heap better once i'm done with writing. You should start a blog
I've had a few already. No laptop at present so it's difficult to write like I like to write. I've a few websites too, but only one was for monetary gain. The websites were more about personal views, like blogs, with message boards, and a social area, with games and music, and whatnot. Mostly for fun but with purposed intent. I won't talk about the one I did for monetary gain, umm ... Well, I did three but they all tied in together. I games and music and toys are fun and so are videos, but then I don't have a laptop, so I use my phone.
Compel is a term I understand ... As if I can't help myself and it's not a bad thing. I think it's great to open up and allow myself to let go and be as I am and as I want to be ... To manifest something not yet seen, but making it understood. I am so compelled often. I like it.