What does writing mean to you? Is it just a way to pass the time, or do you consider it your job? Some writers struggle with this question. Maybe you haven’t sold anything or published anything, but when you sit down to write, is it from habit or need? Strange question, huh?
I’ve been asked these questions many times. When I was a young teenager, it was fun to write down the ideas in my head. I could sit for hours filling notebooks with stories, but it was more of a hobby to fill my time, or was it? I choose to think it was training for my future.
As I grew older, college, marriage, children, life, all of these took over, leaving my writing on the back burner, but not out of my head. Then it all came tumbling back in. At first when I started writing again, it was more of a hobby. I’d type in the words, print them, read them occasionally, but they didn’t speak to me.
Of course in 2012 it went beyond a hobby, it became a part of my life. Now I have a writing schedule, daily word count and street team. I’d say it means a lot to me. What about you?
Stephanie Hurt lives in Georgia with her husband Tommy and their son Hunter, along with two dogs, Daisy and Jake. When Stephanie is not lost in one of the worlds that she creates, she's an accountant and children's minister. She has been writing the stories that fill her mind since she was a teenager. The moment a story comes into her mind, she's mesmerized and soon she's diving into the story with a cup of hot green tea and a notebook. Before long, the story has bones and is ready for the laptop. She happily types away in the early morning and at night. You can always find her with a notebook full of stories that have yet to come to life. Follow her journey in each of her over 40 published works!
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4 thoughts on “What does writing mean to you?”
Good questions, Stephanie. I’m driven to tell the stories in my heart. For decades I wrote, heedless of publishing. I even had a literary agent for three years. Writing has always been a part of me, and I think that’s true for most authors. We do what we do because we can’t help ourselves!
Stephanie Hurt - Romance Author 
Good questions, Stephanie. I’m driven to tell the stories in my heart. For decades I wrote, heedless of publishing. I even had a literary agent for three years. Writing has always been a part of me, and I think that’s true for most authors. We do what we do because we can’t help ourselves!
Exactly Linda! Non writers don’t get that at all. Good answer as always 😉
What you and Linda Lee say, Stephanie.
Thanks Margaret! Hope you have a wonderful day!