writewell

Have you ever asked yourself just why you write? Is it for yourself,for your family, for a publisher or for your readers? I think that many of us write for all these reasons, and also because we feel the need to write.

Writing is a way of getting the thoughts out of our head and onto paper, it's a good way of dealing with things that frighten us or excite us - it's also a way of communicating our thoughts to others. I am constantly surprised by writing and by the changes it can bring about in our lives. Do you ever ask yourself why you write?

Sometimes life gets tough and many of us experience what we call writer's block. However, what I have found is that if you can write through the tough periods, get them down in your journal, metaphorically tear your hair out with a pen or keyboard, it helps.

Writing is a fun occupation which is sometimes hard and sometimes tough, but it can also be a way of putting the wrong things right. So next time you feel like crying buckets or thumping the milk man, try writing about it. You might come up with a winning poem about morose milk men, who knows! Whatever else writing might be, for the writer it is their life's blood.

I have been writing for a long time and working as a freelance writer for about a year. I got into professional writing through starting a blog. There are some good ways to go about blogging and better tips than mine can be found here.

I am of course new to this site and no doubt will come across some more bloggers here as time goes by. I just happened on this site and as I am resident in the UK thought it would be a good idea to have a UK blog to go with my US blogs. I'd certainly like to hear from others on this site and be able to read what you have written.