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The 5 W's
I was going through my files and found an exercise I did a while back in a creative writing class. I thought it would be nice to post and see what ya'll (Yes, I can say "ya'll" because I'm from Texas ;p) think/feel.
The 5 W's (& an "H")
1) Why do I want to be a writer?
2) What's the purpose of my writing?
3) Who/what inspires me to write? Who/what hinders my writing?
4) When/Where/How long do I usually write?
5) What are my strong points & weak points when it comes to writing?
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lol Thanks for sharing, Joy!
Ah Joy, don't feel that way! Your answers are your own and no one will stand in judgement of them or your true feelings!!!
Thank God for the South! Oh, and to answer your question: yes, I'll post my answers.
1. Why?///Nothing else brings me more joy (and frustration) than writing. I can't imagine doing anything else with my life. It's in my very DNA!
2. What Purpose?///Mostly, to feed my desire to create these people in my head who just won't leave me alone until I tell their story! Also, I want to entertain others. I always feel so good inside when my test readers call/text me, demanding the next chapter and then threaten me if I don't deliver. I'm weird...
3. Inspire? Hinder?///Great movies, bad movies that I want to fix, great books, horrible books that I want to fix, tarot readings, and artwork on Deviantart.com inspire me to write.///My hindrances are my procrastination, my A.D.D., every person who tells me "oh, you're a writer? What's plan B?" & "That's not very lucrative. Why don't you become a nurse or teacher? You'd be good at that." That kind of sh*t always brings me down and makes me doubt but it always passes within a day. I'm born to write suckers, stop tearin' me down!
4. When/Where/How long?///I'm at my best writing time at night (owl hooting in the background and then a wolf howls) but sometimes I'm surprising effective right when I wake up. I always write in my room, away from other humans who are loud and distracting! The longest I've ever gone writing was ten hours (I was a little manic) but my average would probably be three hours.
5. Strong/Weak?///I ROCK at character development and editing. I'm weak in reliable production, I often over-edit, and I struggle with continuing after the beginning. (Great start but I fizzle).