Writing Because We Need It

It’s a hard question to answer because it’s like asking why we breathe. We do it because we have an inherent need to live, to participate, to communicate, to express, to affect, to change.

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Writing as Visualization

Writing is a way to visualize your thinking on a topic. It forces you to explain what you might have taken for granted or never even spelled out or thought through for yourself.

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Writing to Sort Our Thoughts

Writing also matters more generally because it creates a more permanent record of a point in time. … Especially in the current political climate, it is critical that we can see what has happened in the past and why (I study political speeches). That way we can potentially become wiser.

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Ann Blakeslee
Why Do I Write?

Because I want to sometimes

I write to make sense of my thoughts, to ground those thoughts that are abstract

I write to see what I’m thinking and feeling

Writing is a form of therapy

When I write for myself, I find my center..

I write to purge and maintain mental clarity, to reframe,

My words allow me to release thoughts and emotions, to heal and to share love

Writing allows me to channel my stresses into something productive and helps me capture my grateful thoughts

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Writing as a Safe Place

Writing has always been a safe place for me to release and sort through my emotions. Although I keep most of the ideas to myself that I write out, it still is a valuable tool to me.

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Writing Lasts

Writing matters because it is such an important way to express ourselves. … Writing is something that lasts, too, which I feel makes it very important…

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