Why do I write stories? · 3:24am Nov 6th, 2019
I have been writing a long time and have been reading even longer but I never really thought about why I read or write stories until recently. I guess the main reason why I started reading in general was because I didn't want to be in this world anymore. Books have a way of transporting you to a new world and a new character to follow. I used to be bullied by my classmates constantly and so I naturally wanted to get away from this world and that's when I started to read heavily. In my mind when I read I was a untold character who would help the main character or characters. I thought that would be enough but then I stumbled upon fanfiction.net and found myself transported again into new worlds. I decided that I needed more than just a get away and I figured that if I was able to picture myself as a untold character then what would happen if I wrote my own stories and so I tried and failed but I kept working on it and as I kept practicing writing I felt like I wasn't even the writer I was the main character and I could control my world. I started posting some of my stories on Fimfiction because I was writing MLP stories at the time and I wanted to see how people would react to them but I have not really given up on creating worlds where I am the main character but with Fimfiction it's different because I have to write MLP content into the story. I see this as just creating my own adventures in Equestria but it just doesn't feel the same way. I love to write because one minute I can be a hero who just wants to help people or a person who is just living a dull life until they are thrown into something bigger than them. I love the idea of being who ever I want as well as what setting I am in but I don't know how to feel about this situation considering that I am basically just writing because I want to escape from my life from time to time. I love writing books with all my heart because I can make my own worlds and characters and see how the adventures play out in each one of them. I suppose this is why I write good stories because I write them with me projecting my self on to the main character. I love the feeling of being a cold blooded person one minute and then he grows a consciousness through out the story. I could be a military officer who is left behind and has to survive in enemy territory or a person who was just pulled into a dangerous and deadly situation because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I love projecting myself on to my main characters. What do you guys think? Do you guys think I am crazy please post your comments down below.
I feel this so much. However, I add another one. You know, getting the worlds in your head out of it, so that it isn’t stuck in there all the time.
One thing's for sure your not crazy. Projecting yourself onto your main character helps with understanding the character your writing about.
the way you typed this brother . it sounds like that you want to give up on fimfiction ?
no, you don't sound crazy and long time no see brother
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I am not giving up on Fimfiction I am only saying that I don't get as involved with my main characters when it comes to this site because you're a lot more limited due to the rules of the site.
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ok well nice seeing you again brother
I completely understand how you feel, and you're most definitely not crazy. I once heard that the best way to make characters is to make them from small parts of yourself, and I agree with that