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.
Ralph Pullins says:
Why I write:
http://dissentwithin.blogspot.com/
The post is called Look at Me.
July 28, 2015 — 12:37 PM
Wendy Christopher says:
I like you very much after reading this. 🙂
That’s in an admiring-your-honesty-and-general-awesomeness way though, not a creepy-stalker way.
July 29, 2015 — 11:27 AM
Ralph Pullins says:
Thank you for the kind words. Hearing anything from anybody is fantastic. It often feels as if I am writing letters to myself. 🙂
July 30, 2015 — 12:11 PM
AshleyKagaoan says:
Why I Write in Between Pancake Flips.
http://ashley-kagaoan.com/2015/07/28/why-i-write-in-between-pancake-flips/
July 28, 2015 — 2:22 PM
plaidbunyan says:
I enjoyed your post quite a bit. Felt like a poem comprised of vignettes. Completely related to writing in between other activities.
July 31, 2015 — 2:38 PM
Scott Dyson says:
I flashed some non-fiction about writing, too! Why I Write – a flash fiction challenge from Chuck Wendig
July 28, 2015 — 6:15 PM
ckendsley says:
Here’s my effort.
https://ckendsley.wordpress.com/2015/07/29/why-i-write/
July 29, 2015 — 4:29 AM
mleighg says:
Here’s my piece: http://pop-verse.com/2015/07/29/why-i-write/
Full of self-hatred and other good things.
July 29, 2015 — 7:55 AM
C.C. Chapman says:
Thanks for the nudge.
Here is why I write….
http://www.cc-chapman.com/2015/why-i-write/
July 29, 2015 — 8:42 AM
todddillard says:
Here’s my piece on why I write: “Departures and Arrivals”.
Thanks!
http://www.doodle-doodle.com/writing/departures-and-arrivals-why-i-write/
July 29, 2015 — 10:48 AM
wordsavant says:
Why I Write, something I didn’t think about until I actually, you know, wrote about it.
http://word-savant.com/2015/07/29/why-i-write/
July 29, 2015 — 10:51 AM
Wendy Christopher says:
Okay then, I been went and did it. I am now mortally afraid of sounding like a total tool, with my high-falutin’-ness. Shouting at my skin to grow thicker as I type this.
http://wendychristo.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/why-i-write.html
July 29, 2015 — 11:18 AM
Rebecca Douglass says:
My effort to explain it all is here:
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2015/07/writers-musings-why-i-write.html
July 29, 2015 — 1:01 PM
Sarah D says:
Thank you for giving me a reason to get this off my chest and I feel like there is more to say (and I didn’t use all my words) but this will do for now.
http://sarahwatches4u.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-i-started-writing.html?spref=tw
July 29, 2015 — 1:14 PM
Henry says:
Gratifying others with my stories is a drug. Also, it’s fun and exciting:
http://fistfulofwits.com/2015/07/29/flash-non-fiction-why-i-write/
July 29, 2015 — 2:27 PM
Paz Spera says:
A simple question that’s quite difficult to answer
https://thepazsperaexperience.wordpress.com/2015/07/29/why-do-i-write/
July 29, 2015 — 6:15 PM
suzannebrazil says:
Here goes…
http://suzannebrazil.com/why-i-write-confessions-of-an-attention-whore/
July 29, 2015 — 7:20 PM
Liz Ward says:
Been looking through all these awesome entries. So many different reasons! I have quite a few, mine turned into a sort of litany-of-reasons, but it was a good exercise. http://catsandchocolate.com/2015/07/29/why-i-write/ – hope someone enjoys it.
July 29, 2015 — 8:16 PM
Fred G. Yost says:
Here’s my rambling mess of a post:
http://fredgyost.com/2015/07/29/flash-nonfiction-writing-challenge-why-i-write/
July 29, 2015 — 9:02 PM
Kiera Lesley says:
I fell into a bit on an existential hole with this prompt, and went WAY over the word count. But I enjoyed writing it
http://www.chaptersinflux.com/thinking-about-why-i-write/
July 29, 2015 — 10:16 PM
LauraAkers says:
WHY I WRITE http://lauraakers.com/2015/07/29/why-i-write/
July 29, 2015 — 10:25 PM
Sara Crow says:
Finished early in a fit of…well, you’ll see:
http://writingcyborg.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-do-i-write.html
July 30, 2015 — 12:37 AM
Doug Daniel says:
My thoughts on the matter–
https://douglasdanieldotcom.wordpress.com/2015/07/29/a-non-fiction-challenge-from-chuck-wendig-why-i-write/
July 30, 2015 — 1:19 AM
writefirster says:
I wrote a thing. https://write1st.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/why-do-i-write/
July 30, 2015 — 6:23 AM
Fred G. Yost says:
Odd, my comment has been awaiting moderation for the last 12 hours. I’m going to try posting one more time, apologies if it winds up being a double. http://fredgyost.com/2015/07/29/flash-nonfiction-writing-challenge-why-i-write/
July 30, 2015 — 9:32 AM
Wilmar Luna (@WilmarLuna) says:
Here’s why I write and it has something to do with a lady called Wonder Woman.
http://www.thesilverninja.com/2015/07/30/why-i-write-chuck-wendig-challenge/
July 30, 2015 — 11:35 AM
Aura Eadon says:
Thank you for posting this challenge. This is why I write. https://auraeadon.com/writing/reflection/why-i-write/
July 30, 2015 — 1:39 PM
Anna says:
Here’s mine:) Hopefully it’s not too late. (I just got back from a trip to England.)
http://strangeandcuriousthings.blogspot.fi/2015/07/terribleminds-challenge-why-do-you-write.html
July 30, 2015 — 4:45 PM
StephanieAlford says:
http://www.lunisea.com/2015/07/1000-words-why-i-write/
July 30, 2015 — 6:04 PM
Natasha says:
Thanks. This was tougher, for a lot of reasons, than I realized to put out on the page. But once I did, I kind of liked it.
http://www.metacookbook.com/2015/07/why-do-you-write/
July 30, 2015 — 10:07 PM
plaidbunyan says:
I’m a bit late to dinner on this one, but here’s why I write
https://guspurdywrites.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/why-i-write/
July 30, 2015 — 10:23 PM
M.R. Eggs says:
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 30, 2015 — 10:40 PM
Allison Maruska says:
I only needed 500 words.
http://allisonmaruska.com/2015/07/30/why-i-write/
July 30, 2015 — 10:52 PM
Toni J says:
gulp. https://tonij.net/2015/07/30/why-i-write/
July 30, 2015 — 11:10 PM
Adan Ramie says:
The Fight to Be Heard: https://adanramieblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/the-fight-to-be-heard-why-i-write-essay-challenge/
July 30, 2015 — 11:59 PM
Kristin Mireles (@kristinmireles) says:
Writing is who I am.
http://mireles-musings.blogspot.com/2015/07/why-i-write.html
July 31, 2015 — 12:43 AM
Kylie says:
Why I write: https://writerlyscrawls.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/why-i-write/
July 31, 2015 — 3:15 AM
Wendy Christopher says:
Erm… posting this again because my previous post of the link is still ‘awaiting moderation.’ What did I do, Chuck? :0 There’s no porn on there, I promise…
http://wendychristo.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/why-i-write.html
Let’s see if that works…
July 31, 2015 — 8:21 AM