tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post9091448473712158300..comments2010-08-17T07:45:44.264-07:00Mark Cokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-48000917377996130772010-08-17T07:45:44.264-07:002010-08-17T07:45:44.264-07:00Although this is an older post it&#39;s the only one I can find regarding the Why I Write contest. I was among those that placed in the contest and am wondering, since EU went down several months ago, what happened to the anthology. Was it published? I cannot find it on Smashwords. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I&#39;d greatly appreciate it. <br />Thank youDeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02612458168941437163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-21038645204734008502009-12-01T12:06:39.188-08:002009-12-01T12:06:39.188-08:00I write both non-fiction and fiction. For many years the non-fiction writing paid off. Now I am &quot;semi-retired&quot; and write non-fiction to share some of my experience and knowledge with entrepreneurs. <br /><br />Fiction I write because I want to. I love to feel that someone, somewhere, reads my fiction and really likes it. Money earned is entirely secondary (of course, it&#39;s always nice to get paid)<br /><br />Keep up the great innovative work at Smashwords. I published my recent non-fiction with you, and plan to send you my latest novel(presently available in paperback) early in 2010, so the E-book community can take part in enjoying it.<br /><br />Hank Jordan<br />Oceanside CA<br />www.hankjordan.com/bloghankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05027708492923532277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-62325998665979471412009-11-23T00:25:24.086-08:002009-11-23T00:25:24.086-08:00It started when I was badly injured and had little else I could do.<br /><br />From there, the habit started!Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-82976132733081493642009-11-08T00:59:21.454-08:002009-11-08T00:59:21.454-08:00I write because I&#39;m long-winded and I&#39;ve got a lot to say. I don&#39;t have to see my readers glancing at their watches. And it gives me the illusion of a captive audience.Mary Witzlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-69889776544721948742009-10-31T17:29:30.895-07:002009-10-31T17:29:30.895-07:00Why do I write? <br /><br />Perhaps I enjoy sharing my insanity with the world. <br /><br />Perhaps I have delusions of power and enjoy creating a world and populating it with people who behave the way I want them too. Lord knows, my children never do. And my husband? Forget about it!<br /><br />Perhaps I think the world needs more happy endings. <br /><br />Most likely, I write for all of those reasons and none of them. <br /><br />I write because I have to. I write professionally as an attorney and then I come home and write for pleasure. What would the world look like to me if I didn&#39;t write? <br /><br />Some folks drink. Others smoke weed. I write. <br /><br />Is there a 12 step program to help you quit?quackingalonehttp://quackingalone.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-45209963181199278262009-10-30T17:14:49.679-07:002009-10-30T17:14:49.679-07:00Update: My next HuffPo column will be titled, &quot;Why Writers Write.&quot; I&#39;ve invited folks on Twitter to to tweet why they write in 140 characters or less, and the best 5-10 I&#39;ll add to my HuffPo column with full Twitter @ttribution. See http://twitter.com/markcoker/statuses/5301190348Mark Cokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-48884486947996793972009-10-29T12:06:33.805-07:002009-10-29T12:06:33.805-07:00Maria, I love your answer!Mark Cokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-62806359148922181382009-10-29T11:58:28.291-07:002009-10-29T11:58:28.291-07:00I do not know why I keep writing. I do not know. Every time I&#39;m done writing...I get another idea. And it&#39;s just such a GOOD idea. And so it goes.<br /><br />(Just to be clear, this is a different Maria Schneider commenting than the one sponsoring the contest. We just happen to share the same great name!)Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234907275906877802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-9300770983248737462009-10-29T08:54:48.462-07:002009-10-29T08:54:48.462-07:00Hi Derek. And don&#39;t forget the please of forming those paragraphs into stories! Although, I suppose, some writers might reap aesthetic pleasure from paragraphs as well. :)Mark Cokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-37736432797032310782009-10-29T07:47:51.823-07:002009-10-29T07:47:51.823-07:00I&#39;m reminded of Dr. Johnson&#39;s dictum, &quot;No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.&quot; If that&#39;s true, then many of us would fall into the &quot;blockhead&quot; category! But I find there&#39;s pleasure to be had in forming ideas into words, words into sentences, and sentences into paragraphs.Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07161696211557610509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-78936044550077217612009-10-28T23:55:34.391-07:002009-10-28T23:55:34.391-07:00I write for a living. For the money! I love my job, but I wouldn&#39;t spend 400 hours every tax season putting together a 700-page study guide if I wasn&#39;t getting paid for it. <br /><br />What else would I say? Oh, and yes-- I write because I&#39;m compelled. I&#39;m compelled to nevr go back to retail!! <br /><br />Great blog by the way. Guess what my word verification is for this comment? SULTS (yes I know what it sounds like)Christy Pinheiro, EA ABAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850543169226777317noreply@blogger.com