The Q: Define What Writing Means to You (Plus, Win a Free WD Subscription!)

Writing means a lot of different things to a lot of people. It can be a release. It can be a way to pay the rent. It can be a way to exact revenge on a nemesis without actually committing a crime. But to all of us, it means something--otherwise, we wouldn't carve time out of our busy schedules to do it.

So my Q to you is: What Does Writing Mean to You?

To be fair, it's important that I put myself out there as well so here it goes:

To me writing means ... a way to entertain myself and others (and to forget that I have a fairly large overdue phone bill sitting on my counter).

To up the ante, I'll randomly select three people who comment on this post and share this post with others byMonday, January 23, 2012, to win a free one-year subscription to WD (or extend it for an additional year if you already have one).

HOW TO WIN (Please read): 1) Comment on this post. 2) In addition to commenting, you must share news (a link) of The Q at least once through your blog, Facebook or Twitter. If you tweet the news, just include the handle @BrianKlems in your tweet, so we can find it later to verify (example tweet below). If you click the "like" button at the bottom of this post, it will post to Facebook and I can track it (or link to it in your comment). If you blog, please include your actual link within your comment below. Deadline is Monday, January 23, 2012. [DEADLINE HAS PASSED—WINNERS LISTED BELOW] Simple as that! Questions about the contest? E-mail me at writersdigest-newsletter@fwmedia.com.

Example Tweet:
The Q: Define What Writing Means to You & Win a Free @WritersDigest Subscription - http://bit.ly/zwjBUB (thanks to @BrianKlems)

Let's really dig deep and find out what the meaning of writing really is—and have a fun time reading everyone's thoughts.

BK

WINNERS OF A FREE WD SUBSCRIPTION: shadowprancer, KiraD, ejrmom (Thanks to everyone who participated!)

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