Writing for Practice
Profit comes later…
I wonder what the breakdown is for the reasons why people write.
For getting thoughts out there? News that other people need to know? Some write for work, persuasive copy, or content. How-to articles are very helpful. Many people are of the helpful sort, and they genuinely want to help others. I think we’re all very grateful for those people.
Some people have been through the trauma of abuse. Getting it out on paper helps both the writer and the reader who may have gone through similar situations. It helps the writer to make sense of what happened and to eventually maybe realize that it’s not them. It’s not their fault that they were mistreated. It also helps the reader realize that what happened to them was not their fault.
I remember diaries. Then journals. Which are diaries? Sort of?
I never wrote down my thoughts. You always heard about parents reading through their kid’s diaries, an absolute invasion of privacy. My dad went through my dresser drawers once, a massive fight ensued.
Yeah, writing down thoughts on paper, that could one day be used against you, wasn’t happening.
I have to imagine that those that wrote in diaries probably have a cohesive thought pattern. I wonder if it helped with their attention span? It…
