Posts Tagged Why writers write
I tried Hard Not to be a Writer
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, Why I write on March 19, 2012
I would love to tell you that from the moment I learned the alphabet, I lived to write, that I craved it like I crave a Costco-size package of Dove chocolates. The truth is I tried very hard not to be a writer. Oh, I love words. I love stringing them together to make quirky […]
I was a poet once.
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Why I write on March 1, 2012
I was a poet. Or perhaps I should say “poet.” I had loved jotting down stories when I was a kid. Inspired by the Encyclopedia Brown, Choose Your Own Adventure, and Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Detectives series, I let my imagination run wild on my little notepad with tales of adventures that were probably […]