Write Away

Apparently half of what got me my current job was my history with tutoring English. Engineers are great at numbers and pictures, not so great at things like... commas. Or phrasing. Or not using "present" as the verb in nine sentences in a row and have it work particularly well in /any/ of them. I'm able to communicate effectively, and that makes me useful.

As for the temperament? Hmm. Stories and writing are how I deal with my own brain. My brain is only barely under my own control at the best of times, and it's much easier for me to sort out my thoughts when I have some way of...taking them out of my head. By talking (I think out loud a lot, which probably confuses my roommates) or by writing. It helps. Keeps them in order, helps me trace the thoughts and remember why things matter. Makes them...real.

Besides, sometimes the inside of my head is /exhausting/. So it's easier and safer in someone else's life, where things turn out for the better in the end and struggles are worthwhile - and most importantly, it's all a step removed, where it's safe and I can deal with it.

...besides, my fingers itch when I don't write, and my dreams start developing plotlines.