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I tried writing. The process of writing fiction, of the characters coming alive in front of me and telling me the story they want to tell was fascinating. I didn't expect that. I'd come to section of dialog and I didn't need to write it, it was no effort at all because the characters were just talking to each other. Sure, I did the earlier work of defining them and creating backstory, but once that was in place, they took over. I'd make a mistake, and I knew it was a mistake because the character would tell me, "I wouldn't say that. That's not me."
Once, I finished about four pages of dialog between three characters, and when I opened the file again, it was gone. I was devastated, because I didn't think I could do it as well again. Fortunately, it wasn't gone, Libre Writer was just formatting the pages strangely.
It doesn't matter whether anyone else reads it or thinks it's good. The process of writing is fulfilling in itself, and well worth the time spent.
Oh yeah, it's always such a cool feeling when a character surprises you with something they do or say as you're writing them do it.
The other one I like that happens to me sometimes is when I read back something I wrote a day or two ago and there's a line in there that makes me go "Where the fuck did that come from?!" and I have no memory at all of writing it lol.