What inspires you to be a writer?

[Kieranlewis]

Besides trying to make a little pay,we all have our reasons for joining this forum.I would make a safe bet that most of us are writers in our way.Personally I am.I have written two books now all centred in the Sci-Fi category.I am a sucker for the supernatural world.In High School, during the night preps when most of my classmates were struggling not to doze off I would write instead.Most of my ideas would surface during that time.By the time I was done with High School I had completed my first book entitled The Ninjacyde Manuscript.I have always felt this great admiration for the Ninja.From the cartoons I watched as a kid I learnt so much about them and also did my own research online to understand their code.Since then I have been writing about many other things and that is how  my line of thought led me to Sci-Fi.I can confidently say what captivated me to start writing was the Ninja, how about you?

[thebond]

Your bet is correct, in my case at least! I've been writing short stories ever since I learned how to write. I can't remember why I started writing them, I just know that I had so much fun making up stories and putting them on paper. My first story was so silly, it was about a lonely Christmas tree? 
But yes, my passion for writing ignited quite early and it has stayed with me for all these years. I never published any books though, the only thing that saw the light of day were various short stories of the fantasy-like genre. I don't know, I was always fascinated by all those magical beings and things that I could never imagine witnessing in real life. I do have a lot of unpublished stories and poetry, but I don't really write for others, not yet at least. For now I'm perfectly content writing for my own pleasure.
By the way, congratulations on finishing a book! 

[fischer007]

Stephen King, John Grisham, and Agatha Christie are some of the reasons I am inspired to write. These people inspires me to write everyday because of the what I've read in their immortal masterpieces. It's as if writing is a magical talent. Writing can do a lot of things. Writing can arouse patriotism. It can awaken all of our senses. It can spice up our imagination. It can even change the world.