Why I Write
- Deborah Ann Martin
- 12 minutes ago
- 4 min read
Writing has always been part of me.
Since I was a little girl, I wrote poetry. It was my way of dealing with life—its beauty, its chaos, and everything in between. Over time, writing became more than just a quiet hobby. It became my stress relief. My creative outlet. My lifeline when life got too heavy.
I started writing about the divorce and my feelings when I got divorced. I felt like God wanted me to put it in a book. I wrote or journaled about how I felt and what was helping. I wrote about my journey of healing, self-discovery, and moving on.
All my poems and all my writing were my personal stuff. No one ever was interested. I wrote to heal and process what I couldn't say. My adult kids would say I would be passive-aggressive because it was hard to tell people what I truly wanted. After all, no one ever cared. I didn't want people to get angry with me. So I would write. Words can destroy, and words can heal. But if my words were hidden, then I couldn't do either.
In 2020, I was diagnosed with cancer. That moment changed everything. I started putting my poetry into books, not because I wanted to be famous, but because I didn’t want everything I had learned to be lost. I wanted my grandchildren, my family, and even strangers to know the lessons life had taught me through some of its hardest trials.
Why I Started This Blog & Website
You don’t get to take material things with you when you leave this world, but you do take the wisdom, love, and truth you gathered along the way. And if we’re lucky, we get to leave that wisdom behind for others.
That’s what this blog is all about.
This website is here to share what I’ve learned, and more importantly, to invite others to do the same. Because when I was struggling—really struggling—God didn’t just leave me there. He sent people into my life who had already been through what I was facing. Some stayed for a season, some for a moment, but each of them helped me take one more step forward.
That’s why I created this space: so you don’t have to feel alone in your struggle. Someone out there has already walked that path. And maybe that someone is you, ready to reach back and help someone else.
What Writing Has Taught Me
Writing has given me more than I can explain. It’s helped me:
Process grief
Reflect on my faith
Say the things I couldn’t say out loud
Laugh at moments that once made me cry
Let go of people and pain, I didn’t think I’d survive
Over time, writing became not just a way to cope but a way to heal. It helped me make peace with the past and open the door to a new future—even when I didn’t know what that future would look like.
And now, as I prepare to retire from the working business world, I’m doing something I never imagined: I’m launching a writing business. Running companies, managing projects, and leading teams was my life for decades. But this? This is a whole new adventure.
It’s scary. It’s stretching me. But it’s also exciting. And I’m so glad you're here to be part of it.
Why You Might Write, Too
Even if you’ve never considered yourself a writer, writing has something to offer you.
Writing isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being honest, with yourself and maybe, one day, with others.
It helps you:
Understand what you’re feeling
Let go of what’s been holding you back
Say the things that are too heavy to carry silently
Discover who you are becoming
Inspire someone else who’s struggling
Your story matters. It doesn’t have to be polished or poetic. It just has to be yours.
The Prompt Corner
The Prompt Corner is a special place to encourage writing. I want to encourage you to look at the prompts and start writing. Whether you are new to writing or a professional, sometimes, you have to try something new. I hope that you are always inspired to try atleast one thing.
Here are five writing prompts to explore your own story and reflect on why you write:
1. Write about a moment when writing helped you cope with something hard.
2. What’s something you’ve never said out loud but could write down?
3. Describe a season of your life when you felt lost—how would writing have helped?
4. Write a letter to someone who helped you through a hard time. What would you thank them for?
5. If you could leave one lesson behind through your writing, what would it be and why?
There’s no wrong way to answer these. Just start. The rest will come.
Free & Paid Tools to Support Your Writing
Whether you are writing for yourself or your profession, there are always tools to make it easier. Here are a few you might be interested in checking out:
Penzu – Private online journaling
750words.com – Encourages a daily writing habit
Grammarly – Helps you clean up your writing, if you want to publish or share it
Day One – A journal app that makes writing part of your daily life
Some of the tools listed may include affiliate links. If you choose to use them, it helps support our website at no extra cost to you.
Want more tools? Check out the full list of writing resources on the resource page on our website.
Come Write with Us
If you're looking for a community to write, grow, and heal with, I invite you to visit the Groups Section of this website.
Whether you write for therapy, creativity, or connection, there’s a space here for you.
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