The Joy of Writing

AGW
5 min readAug 30, 2022

The Joy of Writing

For the longest time, I have forgotten about when I began writing in the first place and more importantly why?

The why? Is simple. It was and is a way of organising my thoughts in a manner that allows me to make sense of the world. I have never done it for anyone other than me.

It’s a selfish way of looking at things, and there was always a part of me that thought I couldn’t be alone in my thoughts and experiences. When I showed my writing to those closest to me I realised that my writing style resonated with others.

More importantly, what I was writing connected with them, so what began with me writing for myself. I quickly realised that I was writing things for the enjoyment of others as well as the therapeutic side of it.

I first got inspired to write my more descriptive story-based stuff material when I was on a ship. I had always loved story-based narratives that made you think this all began when I discovered the movie The Usual Suspects and the work of Drew Karpyshan, among others.

Discovering the work of the Drew Karpyshan

Then I discovered the work of Drew Karpyshan through the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and the other Star Wars books he had written. Only when I started…

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AGW

A Gentleman Writer by name A Gentleman who Writes by nature so come and explore the world through my eyes and words. Blogger with a unique view on the world.