Writing is a really good first step toward that goal of knowing yourself.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged down in it.
If you want to be a writer, just write. There's no magic to it.
Writing is something I can do by myself.
Early on, it's good to develop the ability to write. Learning to write is a useful exercise, even if what you're writing about is not that relevant.
Writing is a necessary thing for me, just to keep myself level. It has beneficial effects on my life.
Self-knowledge is essential not only to writing, but to doing almost anything really well. It allows you to work through from a deep place - from the deep, dark corners of your subconscious mind.
You have to relax, write what you write. It sounds easy but it's really, really hard. One of the things it took me longest to learn was to trust the writing process.
Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
I was like, 'I have to start writing for myself, to show people what I can do and what my point of view is.'
I'm of the school 'Write what you know.' You can educate yourself, but the best writing usually comes from the heart.