#WhyIWrite

Today I discovered the Hashtag #WhyIWrite on Twitter and it´s made me think: why DO I write? I mean noone pays me to do it and I don´t really get a lot out of it objectively. But the point is: I do. Writing is very cathartic in the sense that it helps put your thoughts in order and become more clear about your views and perspectives. Not that I consider myself to be an expert or a pro or anything, I simly like putting my personal opinion down on paper – or rather a screen. Also it is a very natural act for me, to write. Back in school I was always relieved when we had written assingments instead of presentations. And I´m not shy when talking in front of people. It is just easier for me to write those things down. I never once worried about not getting enough pages - quite the contrary: I  usually had to shorten my essays. 

I guess the way some people just enjoy certain sports or drawing or cooking, I enjoy writing. That is the main reason I do it: I ENJOY doing it. Which is also why writing for work or uni is a lot harder, especially when you´re not feeling all too inspired. Actually I just wrote a post about that on my German blog.

Apart from all that I have a lot of ideas for storys or blogposts all the time. Whenever something catches my interest or I hear about a new trend or I listen to a certain song, I get inspired. It can be the simplest things. And then an idea forms in my head and the only way to get it out is to write it down so that´s what I do. I am currently working on a short story which I might publish  soon. Also I´m trying to keep this blog as up to date as possible. So to sum it up: why do I write? Because it´s fucking fun that´s why.