What does writing mean to you?

Its an outlet for me, whether writing books, blogs or here.

Writing is my way of making a passive income online. I also write for various sites to get some money and I write poetry and blog. I have two books of poems published.

It has changed over the years. I remember when I was fifteen and began to write in earnest. I was so excited and had thoughts of "the great American novel". But, through the years I have gone from avid reader to having a cataract that makes it impossible for me to read much anymore at all. I was writing some articles and enjoyed that but all that has changed. Now my depression is such that I can't keep track of things in my head that well and so serious novel writing is beyond me now. Getting old is the pits.

Writing is a way for us to express what we feel, what we think.

I like to just write about different things when they happen.

I enjoy writing lists of things to do. lol. It’s therapeutic when checking them off.

Writing is a lot of things to me, and I would love it to be my career/sole source of income! I do write professionally but don't currently get enough work for me to give up my 'proper' job. I used to write a lot of poetry. I still write a little but, it seems, I wrote more of that when I was at a more negative period in my life. Now, I write a couple of articles for various businesses and websites while working on a long-term project of my own.

I write a sort of diary every day. What I did, what we had for lunch and dinner, the weather. It's nice to go back in time and see what you did in the past.

That is a very good question and one I'm struggling to answer with any clarity. I suppose the only way I can put this is writing is joyful, stimulating, frustrating and depressing in equal measures. I'm glad I don't rely on writing for my income otherwise I'd probably have some sort of breakdown.

What do I get out of my writing? I used to hate writing, when I was at school. Then in my later life, I moved to liking it for a while, for a period of around fifteen years, I suppose, until now again, it's more love/hate now. It's more of an effort now than it was in those 15 years of passionate writing. Writing fulfils many credentials of a person, linking himself or herself to different facets, to be experienced in different ways. This constant change and new felt creativeness from writing is what spurs on most people to write. When you are being creative, you are most alive, and you feel good about it too. Photo Credit: The photo used here was freely sourced from the free media site: pixabay.com Having tools that you like using to write with helps too, at least for me it does.

I think I had a flair for writing since young and had won some competitions when in college. Then it had to take a backseat as work and family commitments consumed my time. I could stretch my legs only during the last ten years and took to online sites to air my views. I love the tête-à-tête with the like-minded. It was in greater depth in few other sites. No short stories or poetry though tried the latter due to the promptings of a few - siva

I never felt my self like writer and I rare read books but writing helps me bring money into house.

Sometimes writing is therapeutic. My therapist taught me to write my worries on a paper. Do you think this is a good idea?

It frees the mind That's how I feel

I don't consider myself as a writer.

I like to share my thoughts and what better way than to putting them down in writing

To me it's a hobby and an outlet. I didn't write at all until I was in my 70's.

I have always used writing as a kind of therapy. When I write it down, it not only unburdens me, but it helps me to clarify exactly what the problem is. Sometimes, when I've written it down, it doesn't seem so awful as it did spinning around in my head.

@sofssu My Lot helps me make some money I need.

Just for fun or hobby. Not as bread and butter.