I love writing stories. It's fun. Watching my characters in action and listening to them talk--in my mind--is usually better than watching movies. On the other hand, I hate writing query letters and synopses. (That's work.) Writing blurbs is sheer torture.
I love writing letters (longhand) to friends and family.
I have been putting words on paper since I was nine years old. I have not run out of words or stories. I always have something to say. Some people call it a gift. Some think it's egocentric.
Some just think I'm crazy.
There have been many studies done concerning mental illness and creativity. There are some psychologists who are persistent in trying to prove that there is a link between creativity and madness. It is true that there have been an abundance of famous writers who apparently showed signs of mental illness. I found a list here, but there are others. I do not think it's fair or ethical to diagnose someone after they have passed on.
I know a lot of romance writers. I hang out with them. They are very nice, normal people. They simply have vivid imaginations. Children have vivid imaginations, too. Do you remember what it was like to be a child? A child can view a box as a house, or an army tank, or a boat.
Writers are people who have not lost that power. They can create stories out of almost nothing--out of little bits of information that most people ignore.
Writers are special, but not crazy.
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And thank God for all of you, for what would we do without those wonderful stories to read and help spur our own imagination?
Thanks, Leann. :^)
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