The Best Reasons to Write
And one of the worst.
Those who frequent Medium, Twitter, Facebook, Quora, and any number of other text-based locations all have something in common. That’s the love of the word. Those word’s don’t have to be English, or even make any grammatical sense. Thousands of non-sensical word based memes get that point driven home well enough.
What does matter though is communication. Conveying your idea with another person is a thrill. For most people, it may be a small one. A small thrill associated with something akin to, “Check out this milkshake I drank today!” alongside a picture of what I imagine to be some kind of mint-flavoured, chocolate loaded, green, gut-busting monstrosity from Dairy Queen…. too specific?
For others, it’s a huge thrill. Perhaps you’ve written a novel, telling the tale of a journey that transcends space and time and ventures deep into the depths of the human experience. Maybe you’ve written a technical brief, explaining, in excruciating detail how something works. Or, maybe you’ve written an article that explains some goings-on in your life. In any of these examples, you’ve shared your idea, and when those ideas are received, understood, validated, and even contested, it’s a thrill.
There are many reasons why you may write, and I’m going to list some of the best ones I can think of. There…