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Since our last workshop class I have been wondering about the question of why it is that we write at all. It seems as if all our classmates have different motives for writing-some do it to convey their anger, to express feelings on love, to make some sort of observations or statement on the condition of the world, and some do it because they like the way words sound when put together in a certain way (now, I am wildly generalizing here). This doesn't just have to do with our classmates, it has to do with all writers, what is it that motivates us to write? Is it to illicit a sharing of feelings? Do we want to use ourselves as vectors to allow others to feel? And will we be able to achieve this over the course of a semester? Maybe, or maybe at least touch upon it-get slight glimpses of what we strive for in writing to get that spark going in us. I think Chesney had a good point in her blog about trying to write about subjects she isn't exactly comfortable with yet. We should all do that, because isn't that what keeps writing interesting for us?

And how are we going to get it all out there? I'm really excited for the class we're about to have (in 15 minutes, yikes), because I feel like amateur writing can get lost in the cracks so easily, leaving people discouraged, and with no venue through which to publish their writing so that it can be seen. Even if I don't use it to "publish" my own poetry, I know I'd really like to use the skills of creating a book in the future.