Why do I write?

I write because I have too. If I did not have to write in school, honestly, I would never write for pleasure. I'm sure in the future I may write to myself, but as of right now I don't particularly enjoy it. The only thing that I do enjoy about writing, is that I am good at it. In fact, that is one of the main reasons I took this class. I feel like this class can help me appreciate writing.

I tried keeping a journal once. That didn't work out so well.  Generally, when I would write in it, I would end up becoming drowsy because it's just not something I enjoy all that much. I have always been the type of person to want to go outside and play basketball or soccer. When it comes to reading a book, or writing in a journal, i just can't seem to find the time for it. I can write for school, because it is something I have to do, but even then I will often become weary. The only time I actually like writing is whenever I have a good topic to write about. I'm also not very good at writing if I don't have very much structure. 

My favorite things to write are research papers. Although I will often get frustrated throughout the research, it is so much fun to finally put it all together. You know those times where you actually feel like your hard work has payed off? Well getting the scores back on research papers are one of those times for me. I tend to go to a lot of different sites for my research, just to be sure that I have enough evidence to back up my work. I think one of the reasons I enjoy this so much is because getting to the finished piece is like taking a big weight off of my shoulder.
My mother has always been the type to write for pleasure. She has written atleast six books. I'm not saying that these books are particularly good, I just know she writes them for fun. Who knows, maybe one day she will become a best selling author. I doubt that, because I have read them, but maybe if she works hard enough she can achieve her dreams. She also has a blog page. I'm pretty sure she originally created it for school, but I know that she posts her own thoughts onto the page now. Who knows, maybe I will do the same thing in my future. I guess only time can tell.