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why do i write? if i said i only write to glorify God i'd be lying. it's the honest truth. i write because it's what i like to do. i write because it's fun. i write because it keeps me entertained and allows me to express my creativity (though often only for my own benefit). i write for myself. i'm selfish. i already know this. i do not write christian literature/fiction. i've tried and it didn't work so i choose not to. being a christian though, biblical truths are expressed throughout my writings. i do pray that God will be glorified in everything i do.
 
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why do i write? if i said i only write to glorify God i'd be lying. it's the honest truth. i write because it's what i like to do. i write because it's fun. i write because it keeps me entertained and allows me to express my creativity (though often only for my own benefit). i write for myself. i'm selfish. i already know this. i do not write christian literature/fiction. i've tried and it didn't work so i choose not to. being a christian though, biblical truths are expressed throughout my writings. i do pray that God will be glorified in everything i do.


:amen: Well that's really cool. I wouldn't expect anything less than a passion for the art! Thanks for the honesty
 
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I write because I love to. Sometimes I write because I am inspired of the beauty of God's nature. Sometimes i write because I was inspired by something on television or something from a book. Sometimes I write to teach or entertain. But I usually write to express myself, my creativity and imagination.
 
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Sometimes I just write to organize my thoughts, and give them grounding. Or great ideas fly by, and I'm afraid to lose them.

On a spiritual level, I have passions for certain groups of people that I feel have been left out, and I feel God asking me to rise and support them.
 
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I write to express myself and write so i dont forget ideas and therefore i can always go back to them and think about them again and elaborating on them.
Its pretty cool. Ive been writing journals since i was 6 years old. When i go look back at all my old writings about how i thought and how i was expressing myself, i was able to see how i evolved and what idea's and thoughts helped me. Neat stuff.
 
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I write not because of God or truth, but because if I didn't, I wouldn't be -- which is not to imply suicide, but something very much like existential despair. Every goal or ambition I have always returns to the itch to write. Writing is my possibility; it frees me from myself.
 
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I write not because of God or truth, but because if I didn't, I wouldn't be -- which is not to imply suicide, but something very much like existential despair. Every goal or ambition I have always returns to the itch to write. Writing is my possibility; it frees me from myself.

deep.:cool:
 
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I write (when the muse is upon me!) because I can't help myself! I love to create characters and give them a race to run, a challenge or threat to fight and triumph over. I love it went the characters become organic creations and start to dictate what they will or will not do, say or think. God's gift to writers of a pen and paper!!
 
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I write not because of God or truth, but because if I didn't, I wouldn't be -- which is not to imply suicide, but something very much like existential despair. Every goal or ambition I have always returns to the itch to write. Writing is my possibility; it frees me from myself.

Wow.........really deep.............:amen:
 
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