One thought about motivation to write you have likely considered but didn’t mention: The thrill, in the case of fiction–absent hoped monetary gain and ego satisfaction–of creating interesting characters and being able to live with them for as long as it takes them to live out their ficctional lives or experiences and the intimacy lingering in one’s thoughts long after, as the people created become embedded in one’s gray matter convolutions for life. That is my primary reason to write for what it’s worth, since I provided pretty well for myself owning two busy businesses over the years. Thank you so much for the insights. Doug Templin