If you entertain exalted ideas about why you should write, I want to challenge your assumptions. Of course, there are high-minded reasons to write, there are low-down reasons as well. Let's celebrate writing and encourage writers, regardless of motives. So, with apologies to Paul Simon, here are 50 Reason to Write:
1. To inform.
2. To persuade.
3. To learn.
4. To outrage.
5. To feel better.
6. To document.
7. To maintain sanity.
8. To motivate yourself.
9. To amuse others.
10. To amuse yourself.
11. To insult.
12. To woo.
13. To fool.
14. To sell.
15. To get famous.
16. To make money.
17. To tell a story.
18. To impress.
19. To ask for a job.
20. To praise.
21. To propagandize.
22. To swear loyalty.
23. To pledge eternal love.
24. To tell a joke.
25. To cause sexual arousal.
26. To give directions.
27. To remind ourselves.
28. To pay tribute to.
29. To bring a tear.
30. To roast.
31. To worship.
33. To reveal evil.
34. To celebrate accomplishment.
35. To call a meeting.
36 To say "I'm sorry."
37. To become a fan.
38. To resign from a job.
39. To win a grant.
40. To complete an assignment.
41. To express an opinion.
42. To make create pleasing sounds to be read aloud.
42. To rebut.
43. To defend.
44. To attack.
45. To remember what to get at the store.
46. To agree to a contract.
47. To create a song.
49. To express grief.
50. To say "I love you."
We write for noble reasons, base reasons and no reasons at all. Now get busy stringing some words together.
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