How about this for a first blog entry?

Why I Write

One of the questions that I dreaded answering when I was still in college was, "Why do you write?" Or, "Why Creative Writing?" I should say that this question needs a lot of thinking, but your teacher needs an answer right then and there. So you come up with an answer like "to keep a record of memories". (It's a cheesy answer, I know.)

There's no money in writing. Everybody can write. So you plan to write novels?

These are just some of the comments that creative writing students may have to deal with. And, more often than not, people do not have time to listen to your explanations. So you learn to shut up.

Going back, why do I write? Now, I should say that I write because I hate being apathetic. I write when I need to feel pain, happiness, excitement, etc. It is only when I write that I feel so human, so vulnerable to the drama of this so-called "life".

It is when I write that I live the happiest, most painful, and most exciting moments in my life.