I’ve always loved writing and never felt like I needed a special reason to do it, but I’ve realised there are loads of people who still hesitate. I genuinely believe writing belongs to everyone, so I compiled this list of 50 reasons to write – you can use any of them as an excuse to start your amazing writing journey.
Here’s why you shold write
1. Your story matters
2. No one else has your point of view
3. Storytelling is an important part of being human
4. If you like the idea of writing, you should pursue it even if it never brings you money or fans
5. All expressions of creativity are valuable
6. Writing doesn’t cost anything
7. Writing is easy to share with the world
8. There are enough genres for every taste
9. Writing and reading help you learn more empathy
10. Writing fiction practises your creativity
11. Writing is a valuable skill
12. Your story can connect you with people you might not otherwise even know about
13. Your writing could make someone’s day
14. Your story could save someone’s life
15. Writing can be therapeutic
16. Getting to call yourself a writer is pretty cool
17. Creating new worlds is the best thing ever
18. You can write anywhere
19. Writing is an easy way to pass the time
20. Writing is more accessible than many other hobbies
21. Writing is easier to edit than painting or sculpting
22. You can write even when in quarantine
23. Other writers love to give you advice
24. There’s always more to learn about writing
25. You will never run out of stories to write
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26. You can rewrite other people’s stories and make them your own
27. You’ll never have to explain what “writing” means (unlike with geocaching or crossfit)
28. Making up imaginary people is fun
29. Anything can count as research for your writing
30. You’ll have a good reason to people-watch and eavesdrop
31. You can use your own life as source material
32. You can rewrite your own story
33. Learning to write well can increase your self-confidence
34. We will always need writers (AI will never replace novelists)
35. If you get published, you can see your book on the same shelf with your favourite authors
36. You can start at any age
37. You don’t need WIFI to write
38. You can write in a room full of people and they don’t have to see what you’re doing
39. Writing at night won’t disturb anyone else’s sleep
40. You won’t have to retire from writing
41. You could fall in love with your own characters
42. Literally anything could inspire a new story
43. Any emotion can be turned into great writing
44. Writing can make you immortal
45. Your great-grandchildren might never know anything about you if you don’t write
46. You can spend ten minutes on a short poem or twenty years on a fantasy epic – it’s up to you
47. There’s an audience for every book
48. Everybody loves a good story
49. Once you’ve written something, it can be interpreted in ways you can’t even imagine
50. You don’t really need a reason to write – just do it
I’m ready to start writing, now what?
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Protagonist Crafts is a blog about writing fiction, written by a published author and creative writing teacher. You can find more writing tips and inspiration in the blog and you can get the best author tools at Writer Lifestyle on Etsy.
