10 Reasons Why I Write (Part 1)
10 Reasons Why I Write (Part 1)
Writing isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes work and if we’re writing about emotional topics, it can be mentally taxing.
The hardest book I’ve written is my latest YA dystopian novel, Charged. It is filled with emotion and tension and difficult situations. In order to write it with some semblance of accuracy on human behavior, I had to emotionalize the story. I had to feel the emotions of the characters, especially Fira. I had to consider how my characters would react with each new piece of knowledge. What do they look like (i.e., facial expressions, hand/arm positions, etc.)? What do they feel? How do they speak?
But even though it was hard to write, I’m glad I stuck with the story because stories like these need to be shared.
That’s one of the reasons why I write.
Another reason is that I'd be an extremely unhappy individual if I didn't. Writing is a compulsion for me....
