What kind of writer are you?

No one is asking, let alone demanding, that you write. The world is not waiting with bated breath for your article. Whether or not you get a single word on paper, the sun will rise, the earth will spin, the universe will expand. Writing is forever and always a choice - your choice. ~Beth Mende Conny

That's an interesting quote by Ms. Conny, and it's true . Nothing in the world will change if I write or don't write. Writing is a choice, but it's a most interesting choice ...

I've talked to a lot of writers about why they write and those reasons are as varied as the number of writers I asked. Some write because it's their job and that's what they're paid to do. Some write because it's a hobby and something they enjoy doing. Some write because of a challenge, maybe by a writing community or a teacher in school. Some write because they're in love and they want to express their innermost feelings. Some write because it's a driving compulsion, a mental lava flow, if you will, [I'm assuming this is the category the prolific Steven King falls into]. And some write, because they're uncomfortable with the words banging and clanging around aimlessly inside of them, so they write to let the words out.

The one response that was the most universal among all writers was, the really serious writers write for the sheer love of writing. While all writers want to be good, there's one thing that sets serious writers apart from the rest. They have the burning desire to be able to write one poem, one story, one idea, one memoir, one essay, one blog, or even one perfect thought -- just one thing -- in such a unique and wonderous way that they'll be remembered for it long after they're gone, maybe even forever.