Step on in and complete this sentence: Writing fills me with joy because...

[Megamus]

(I just thought everyone could use this!)

Yesterday I finished the first story that ever came naturally and felt like fun the entire way! And, while I don't expect that to happen every time it made me think "Hey, this writing thing is pretty fun! Let's do some more!" instead of thinking about projects and queries and submissions and Whether I'm Good and Ways to Make Money.

So can we just take a minute and celebrate the complete awesomeness of putting our ideas on paper and sharing them with the world? What an amazing gift!

:::

Writing fills me with joy because I discover worlds in my head I never knew existed.
Writing fills me with joy because, regardless of what I'm working on, I can find a way to make it feel good.

:::

[flowers]

Writing fills me with joy because it is an amazing and healthy outlet for all my creative thoughts!

Writing fills me with joy because it connects me with a larger sense of community and humanity.

[lisarussell]

Writing fills me with joy because even if I am interrupted in between each word, it still ends up looking like a complete thought when I'm done.




Plus- writing is free and I get paid for it.

[Phoenix_Rising]

Writing fills me with joy because I am creating something new.

[dearmama22]

.. because it's the best way I know how to express myself! And it just feels good.

[j.lucymuses]

Writing fills me with joy because it is always there for me like a good friend who doesn't care what I say or how I say it (until I need to edit for public consumption).

[MommyHawk]

...because it's something I can do all by myself, with the help of no one else - proving that I can do something all by myself, with the help of no one else

...because it does :