You read that right.
Today, I’m not asking for 1000 words of fiction.
I’m asking for a 1000 word essay (meaning, blog post).
And I want it on this subject:
WHY I WRITE.
That’s it. I wanna know why you write. What it is that makes you want to tell stories and write them down. What drives you? Something biographical? Something internal? Dig deep. Be thoughtful. Write it out like the bad-ass that you know you are.
The standard rules apply, otherwise:
Write it at your online space. Drop a link to it here in the comments.
Due in one week: 7/31.
Your time is now: tell us why you write.
NDCortright says:
http://ndcortright.tumblr.com/post/125512049838/why-i-write
Hard to write about myself. Though it is sometimes quite illuminating.
July 31, 2015 — 8:59 AM
K.C. Wise says:
Thanks for an excuse to dig deep and be honest about this crazy writer life. It was also a fantastic excuse to re-work the Fiction landing page on my blog! Awesome!
https://blackbunchedmassmom.wordpress.com/my-fiction/
July 31, 2015 — 9:30 AM
Nicole Sharp Writes says:
Why I write…
http://nicolesharpwrites.com/?p=935
July 31, 2015 — 9:38 AM
CJ says:
This was quite fun and retrospective for me…. http://imagination.cjreader.com/why-i-write.html
July 31, 2015 — 10:14 AM
S. J. Mcquillan says:
Here’s mine: An Hour Til Mastery:
https://sjmcqwordery.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/ahtm/
July 31, 2015 — 12:05 PM
Hunter Stewart says:
Why I write. Signed Procrastinator, delayer of responsibilities! Sort of relates to the piece.
https://personalheadspace.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/why-i-write-a-flash-fiction-challenge/
July 31, 2015 — 12:18 PM
M.R. Eggs says:
*sees the deadline looming and knows Chuck probably has a bunch of last minute entries to moderate but won’t be back at the computer for a while so pushes the paper -gently- in font of him again, just in case it fell off his desk while profusely apologizing if this ends up being a duplicate and not lost in the land of missing socks*
If this entry was beer, it probably would be aging for a while, certainly past the rapidly approaching deadline. That said, drink up, but don’t say I didn’t warn you.
http://normalisjustasettingonmyclothesdryer.blogspot.com/p/why-i-write.html
July 31, 2015 — 1:03 PM
TooManyJens says:
Here’s mine: I write to make sense of the world.
https://toomanyjens.wordpress.com/2015/07/24/why-i-write/
July 31, 2015 — 1:37 PM
Sara Crow says:
Finished on Thursday, but for some reason it’s still in moderation purgatory.
http://writingcyborg.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-do-i-write.html
July 31, 2015 — 1:55 PM
Scott Dyson says:
I wrote a little essay and linked to it here but it seems to be gone. Or I’m not doing this right.
http://scottdyson.com/?p=357
Don’t know if that will work but here goes nothing.
July 31, 2015 — 3:25 PM
danielyeshe says:
Here’s mine: http://unstableorbit.com/2015/07/31/why-i-write/
July 31, 2015 — 4:21 PM
Mischa Eliot says:
http://www.mischaeliot.com/flash-fiction-the-non-flash-fiction-post-aka-why-i-write/
Because because because BECAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUSE.. It’s what I do. lol
July 31, 2015 — 6:11 PM
chaptersinflux says:
This might end up as a double post, but I think my original comment has been eaten by the internet. This writing prompt got really existential really fast for me – the question haunted me for days! I also went way over the word limit…
http://www.chaptersinflux.com/thinking-about-why-i-write/
July 31, 2015 — 7:09 PM
Kenzie Cade says:
I’m such a slacker… *bows lowly* here is my FIRST Flash Fiction (not fiction) Friday! 🙂
https://kenziecade.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/i-write/
July 31, 2015 — 8:21 PM
Stephanie Alford says:
Still pending moderation? http://www.lunisea.com/2015/07/1000-words-why-i-write/
July 31, 2015 — 8:50 PM
leokane1 says:
Find out why I write at my BLOG on http://hgleokane.wix.com/heavensgate
Please don’t send the anti crazy gang in the white coats round to collect me!
With love and admiration, naturally, Leo Kane xxx
August 1, 2015 — 5:25 AM
leokane1 says:
PS I know I’m a day late, please forgive me I am editing and lost track of the month! What a brilliant excuse eh? Leo
August 1, 2015 — 5:27 AM
Tsara Shelton says:
I was on vacation and I missed out on this challenge. But, it’s, like, totally one of my all time favorite topics!!!!
And, as such, I already have a blog post titled “Why I Write”. So, though I’m late to the party and it’s not really in keeping with the rules, I hope you don’t mind if I share.
This place, where other writers are writing and writing about why they write, is the most comfy place to put it. Thanks!!
http://autismanswersbytsara.blogspot.com/2015/03/autism-answer-why-i-write.html
August 2, 2015 — 5:14 PM
Reginald Sampson says:
Why I Write
http://herostarentertainment.blogspot.com/2015/08/chuck-wendig-flash-fiction-challenge.html
August 3, 2015 — 2:46 PM
Dave Farmer says:
This is why I must check my email more often! Late with my post, but damn it was fun to write!
https://davefarmersblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/flash-writing-challenge-why-i-write/
Great topic there Chuck!
August 3, 2015 — 3:07 PM
Matt B. Perkins says:
Well my apologies here because I’m a good several days late on this; took me a while to craft the right words. Here ‘goes: http://mattbperkins.com/2015/08/04/why-do-i-write/
August 4, 2015 — 10:10 AM
Princess of Dragons says:
Yeah, I’m late. I blame work 😛 https://princessofdragons.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/why-i-write/
August 5, 2015 — 5:42 AM
Turf For Thought says:
Given the lateness of this submission I think I may write one entitled “Why I Procrastinate,” http://thoughtfulturf.blogspot.ie/2015/08/why-i-write.html
August 7, 2015 — 6:04 AM
Courtney Cantrell says:
I am terribly late, but with apologies to Herr Chuck the Wendigo, I shall post mine anyway:
i write because mirrors have voices http://courtcan.com/2015/08/12/i-write-because-mirrors-have-voices/
August 12, 2015 — 5:48 PM