Just because they’re your own words
It doesn’t mean they’re not as fun
To lose yourself within
To fall in love with characters
And wonder where it ends.
A question for those who write: do you find that writing is just as much fun as reading? Is it as entertaining? Can you get just as lost in your own words as someone elses?
I’d argue that yes, it as fun. I guess that is because I don’t always know where my stories are going and sometimes my characters can surprise me and throw me a bit of a curveball.
I can spend hours writing my own stuff and not only is it fun, but I have something to show for it at the end. So writing wins… I think.
Much Love
Rachel xx
Margot Kinberg
Sometimes it really is blissfully fun, Rachel. I love catching up on my characters’ lives. And it’s funny: a lot of people think of writers as puppet-masters who determine the lives of their characters. The truth is, though (at least for me) is that my characters tell me their stories. On the other hand, I learn so much from reading other people’s writing. I think all writers should also be avid readers.
Greg Dennison
Yes! I just wish I would make more time for that… and I have a bit of a tendency to get distracted too.
clcouch123
I agree. Sometimes it’s funner.