Glen C. Allison's Posts - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T12:34:54ZGlen C. Allisonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/glenallisonhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/60987205?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=glenallison&xn_auth=noSeven reminders of why I can't quit writingtag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-11-17:537324:BlogPost:912202007-11-17T00:24:13.000ZGlen C. Allisonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/glenallison
1. Because I've tried to quit before and I didn't have the guts to not write.<br></br><br></br>2. Because even though it's painful to write sometimes, it's even more excruciating to not write.<br></br><br></br>3. Because I can't afford to actually go out and commit those crimes or solve them in the real world. (Ok, strike this one. Sorta. No, leave it in.)<br></br><br></br>4. Because the voices in my head actually turned into characters in stories. And they will NOT shut up.<br></br><br></br>5. Because I want to find out for…
1. Because I've tried to quit before and I didn't have the guts to not write.<br/><br/>2. Because even though it's painful to write sometimes, it's even more excruciating to not write.<br/><br/>3. Because I can't afford to actually go out and commit those crimes or solve them in the real world. (Ok, strike this one. Sorta. No, leave it in.)<br/><br/>4. Because the voices in my head actually turned into characters in stories. And they will NOT shut up.<br/><br/>5. Because I want to find out for myself what's going to happen to those characters. Damn them.<br/><br/>6. Because every so often I get that email message or snailmail or phone call from a reader who says "When is the next one coming out?"<br/><br/>7. Because even though I sometimes hate the actual physical act of writing, I love the feeling of having created.<br/>