"HOW / WHY DO YOU WRITE SO MUCH?" in "THE WORDPLAY WARRIOR: The Plot Pieces Called 'Life' "

This is nothing new. I get this question a lot. The answer won’t be short and simple, though. It’s more of one’s journey through writing.

How does one write so much? Why?

It may start off as a need or an urge – or even an unpleasant assignment. A local author I know (whose first novel was turned into a film after a year of its release) claimed that it had started off as an assignment in her school detention room.

To others, it’s the need to be heard and understood. It’s a silent request for (at least a pair of ) empathetic, listening ears with no judgment.

The problem is always the same. Not all people in this whole wide world are that good. No, you can’t always expect anyone to understand you all the time. That’s not right and unfair too.
That’s also downright impossible.

Some people are so dominant that they are relentlessly demanding, a step closer to selfishness and narcissism. They don’t want to listen; they just demand to be heard and understood. Worst of all, they can be your own blood and are supposed to love you like they claim they do.

You write to speak of the known betrayal and slandering. It’s the backstabbing they do, when they know they can no longer get to you. You’ve broken free. You’ve moved on long ago.

They should’ve been more grateful that you’d kept quiet. You’ve basically let them off the hook, even when you know you weren’t supposed to.

However, they were so ungrateful. Because they’d bitched about you behind your back, you had to do something. Whenever people asked, you just told them the truth.

Nobody needs to tell you how to be honest, not even with the most brutal truth. Nobody needs to teach you that. You’re not stupid. Being patronised will only set you off.

It’s them who need to check themselves first in the mirror.

You also write of heartache, no matter how subtle. You can never really get it right with this touchy subject. Too open and honest and some might call you a ‘weakling cry-baby’.

Keep it to yourself and some may worry about you being depressed.

Writing is your healing process. The rest is of course about making money – and hopefully spreading more positive influence to the world.

R.