In celebration of NCTE's annual National Day on Writing, our staff flocked to Twitter to share reasons why writing matters to us. In truth, writing is a big part of our daily lives. Yes, it's integral to our job, but its impact goes far beyond that. Here are 10 reasons why we write.
Writing helps me do my best thinking, because it keeps me focused on one word and idea at a time. #WhyIWrite #elachat
— Thoughtful Learning (@ThinkWriteLearn) October 20, 2015
Because my best friends are books and the authors who made them. #WhyIWrite #engchat #elachat
— Thoughtful Learning (@ThinkWriteLearn) October 20, 2015
Writing is a lot like exercise. It is sometimes hard to get started, but once you do, you feel much better for it. #WhyIWrite
— Thoughtful Learning (@ThinkWriteLearn) October 20, 2015
If you can write it, you can create it. You can become it. Writing is a superpower. #WhyIWrite #engchat #elachat
— Thoughtful Learning (@ThinkWriteLearn) October 20, 2015
Because I want to live in other times and places and minds. #WhyIWrite #engchat #elachat
— Thoughtful Learning (@ThinkWriteLearn) October 20, 2015
So that I know what I think. #WhyIWrite #engchat #elachat
— Thoughtful Learning (@ThinkWriteLearn) October 20, 2015
Writing is mind traveling, destination unknown. When you write, you often engage in uncharted thinking. #WhyIWrite
— Thoughtful Learning (@ThinkWriteLearn) October 20, 2015
Because writing is fun, which is the best part of life. Also, because writing is work, which is also the best part of life. #WhyIWrite
— Thoughtful Learning (@ThinkWriteLearn) October 20, 2015
Human beings are meaning makers. Writing is how we do it. #WhyIWrite
— Thoughtful Learning (@ThinkWriteLearn) October 20, 2015
You might as well ask why I'm so fond of breathing and eating. #WhyIWrite #engchat
— Thoughtful Learning (@ThinkWriteLearn) October 20, 2015