I'm not obsessed. Everyone keeps telling me I am, but I just can't see it. I love to write. I found a web site called Story Write and it's for people who love to write. I never spend more than fourteen to sixteen hours a day on Story Write. I do have to write sometime.1
The people on Story Write have been so good to me. I had never written anything before. I got on this site and my first story won a Gold Trophy. Since then, I have been hooked. I just have to have more trophies.2
And every bit as addicting as trophies are, the applause and comments feed my soul. I can no longer live without them. I have to keep checking in to see if anyone else has read one of my stories, and if they like it and is it on the most popular list anywhere. Then, the contests. I love the contests. I want to write something for everyone of them. How can that be obsession, when it's so much fun!3
My husband says I'm obsessed and so do my kids. I used to spend a lot of time in front of the television. Now, it's just so boring. I have to watch the characters do their thing. When I am writing, the characters do what I tell them. As much as I have always loved to read, I still have no control over the characters in my favorite books. When I sit down with my laptop, I can be anyone, do anything, go anywhere...I don't even have to stick to things that are in my character. I could never hurt anyone, but in my stories I can and not even feel guilty. I can speak rudely, ignore people, even occasionally use the type of language I have never uttered aloud in my life, and not be ashamed of myself.4
I can put my nightmares down in writing and no longer have to think about them. They're gone from my mind. I just wish I had been obsessed fifty years earlier, and my life would have been so much different. When I couldn't sleep, I would sit up in the dark most of the night, so I wouldn't disturb anyone who was sleeping. With a new laptop with a lighted keyboard, I can now sit in the dark and write.5
So, maybe I am obsessed, but I hope to stay obsessed the rest of my life. Being obsessed with Story Write, the people, the stories, the groups, the contests, is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I am so glad to share the site with so many other obsessed people. I have met so many friends in just the few months I have been on here and it has truly given me something to live for again. 6
I can be obsessed with dark creatures, serial killers, stories of heroes, satire, comedy, fairy tales, nightmares, dreams, personal experiences, there is just a world of things to write about and I want to cover them all. When I sit down and start typing, I never even have in mind what kind of story I want to write, until I start putting words on the page. The endings of most of my stories surprise me, because I never know how they are going to end when I start them. What could ever be more fun? So welcome to all who share my obsession. Let's keep Story Write active for years to come and the wonderful source for learning that I have found it to be.
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A contest entry
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love
You're not obsessed you're in love haha
Nice write
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Thank you so much. You may be right.
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Hey Trish,
Third time I've read this. Enjoyed it this time too.
Steve -
How you feel fits me perfectly, Trish. I mean, even when I'm at work, I'm like...must check Story Write...must see who commented...must hang out with friends. It's like I'm under some form of mind control. Seriously.
I loved this little piece and wish you all the best in the contest.
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Glad you enjoyed my bit of nonsense.
I'm so obsessed, I'm getting way behind and trying to catch up.
Trish
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Hello Trish,
I enjoyed this the first time I read it, and I've just enjoyed it again
Wonderful stuff - it really is
Unfortunately, the "system" won't allow me to rate this a second time
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Obessed, NOT
Spending 14-16 hours a day, how can that be obsession. Good write. You said many things I have in my own mind about the absolute adventure it is to write. Hope to catch up with your Mountain Man soon, he's been on my mind. Lord so have the Twins!!!!
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Put Down The Mouse!
Just put it down and walk away from the computer. Just joking! I got it bad too. I still enjoy certain TV programs (Big Bang Theory is a current fav), but between CSI, Law & Order, and SVU at the rate the bodies are piling up there will be no one left alive in America to watch them by 2027, I did the math. This seems a healthier outlet.
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Hey, I loved this =) It's so true for me too! Although I don't write nearly as much as I would like to be able to these days through one commitment or another, I still love popping on here occasionally chatting to people, and checking my stories. Great read =) xx
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It was great personal story
. keep writing Trish.
Tript
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LOL.. according to this.. I think I'm obsessed too!!! another great story Trish. Very entertaining, thanks for sharing it.
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I love this little write you've made. I hope your not quiet that obsessed with storywrite.
But I can relate to most of what you wrote. I love this site and everything it has to offer. I've learned so much from it as well. So, amazing write and keep up with what you love to do.
beginning: 5, language: 5, plot: 5, ending: 5, dialog: 5, characters: 5.
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Hi Trish,
This an excellent write. I do find tv boring myself. I am glad that you have found place where you can be free to write.
Nice job,
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Obsessed? Nonsense. If you're obsessed, then I'm obsessed, and most of the other members of SAR are, as well. Okay, maybe we are obsessed.
I hardly watch TV either; isn't that strange? For me, it's become about being able to read the plot from the first ten minutes of the show. There's only so much they can do, after all. With our stories, though, we have ever so much more range of possibility! I get most plots somewhere before the end, and I really appreciate the ones that can still surprise me!
I like your phrasing in this write; it really feels like you're sitting there talking to me. It's always nice to get a feel for the personality behind the stories I read.
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This is great!
I used to watch tv too, and movies. Now, I would much rather log in to story-write, or work at creating my own fictional fantasy world. So much more fun!
Congratulations on finding a healty obsession. Stick with it!
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Hey Trish,
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Well, I really hope you aren't THAT obsessed with Storywrite! That would be kind of scary.
As it is, this made me laugh a bit because it reminds me how I used to always be on this site. I think I was here mostly for the people though.
Your character (or you, if you were really writing about yourself) does have really good reasons for being so obsessed though. I really like the way you describe writing stories, not even knowing how they'll end when you start. And they do give one a sense of freedom... We can do just about anything in a story!
All in all, I enjoyed reading this =)
~Aura
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This was a funny little piece. I like how gradually the denial turns to content acceptance. It's also a good picture of what writing can do to/for a person.
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Oh, how I know that feeling! I have, what, one trophy? Yea. A bronze. But I can see why you earned the gold ahaha! Your writing is so good, even if you're just writing about, well, writing o.o
I love how in this short passage you showed the progression of an obsession :3
Well this was fun to read. I know exactly what you mean, 100% of it. Even the thing about television. Writing is so much fun...
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This sounds like me!! I'm totally obsessed with Story Write.
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yep. Exactly, but I'm not all that obsessed with the site, as I am with my stories. I dont think I want to write the ending for my novella... too many are going to die.
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Just admit it Trish, you're addicted just like the rest of us. I think nearly everyone on the site could have written this, or a least their version of it. Thanks for sharing that certain something that we all feel. Steve
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Nice writing Trish. I think you have the knack for personal stories.
beginning: 5, language: 5, plot: 5, ending: 5, dialog: 5.
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Now this is what I call an obsession
Dare I now enquire into who is now responsible for cooking the Sunday roast?
I really, really, really enjoyed reading this wonderful piece of writing. Not only is it humorous, it is also true when talking about new found friends.
You and I definitely have at least two things in common; writing for fun and not knowing how our own stories are going to end.
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful
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Thank you Lawrie
That's scary that you understand! I have an old Dutch oven with a tight lid that tends the Sunday roast quite nicely, with just a peek now and then. We haven't gone hungry yet, but I don't spend near the time in the kitchen.
Thanks again,
Trish
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It's all great fun isn't it and you've said it well.
Happy trails.
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Awesome
It is great that you have found your true passion. You have tried so many things throughout the years looking for your nitch. I am proud of you for finding it and making the best of it. You deserve to have this happiness writing gives you. This was a delightful story, and thank you for letting me see this wonderful side of you through your ever exciting stories.
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Every word of it is so true! I know the obsession, i can feel it. I would save I loved it and it's a new write! The only new write thus far. Thank you very much for giving your time. This is wonderful. Best of luck in the contest.
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Now I know what drives you to write so much. Strange how we assume we know the reasons why people write; knowing we are incorrect, we still apply our reasoning to someone else. It's a crazy world. keep writing Trish.
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