What really struck me when I was reading these stories was that the writers all came from remarkably different backgrounds. They had different family experiences, different friends, and completely different lives. How did they all turn to writing? How did these seemingly completely separate people connect and take up the same occupation? It isn't like writing is something that almost everyone naturally wants to do, like being a famous actor or athlete. In fact, a lot of people despise writing. They want nothing to do with it at all.
What is it then, that makes all these various people write? Maybe it's because writings can be as varied as the people that create them. People can write about intimate family moments or horrible family travesties. They can write that eating animals is despicable, or they can detail the complex intricacies of the hunt. They can even write about a simple guy and his quest to get some scrambled eggs.
Writing is about people conveying emotions and beliefs. Maybe writers are simply people that experience deeply emotional events or develop strong, complex beliefs. But many people have impactful experiences and develop firm beliefs and still don't become writers. That's because what truly connects all writers is their insatiable need to tell. To reach out to others, and say, "This is my life, learn from it and be a better person." They feel they need to reach their readers, not so they hand over their checkbooks, but so they go out and change. Writers are people who go through their lives and realize that they want to help the world.
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