Why we do what we do

Writing is just a story, a sentence or a word. But good writing is when that story, sentence or word reaches out and grabs you- it takes hold of who you are and twists it, wrenches it and molds it to the authors will.
Writing is just words strung together to form an idea. Good writing embeds that idea in you until it changes the intrinsic fabric of your being; for a lifetime or for a second- it doesn't matter- for that moment, you are different. What you thought possible...changes.
Writing is a challenge. Good writing challenges what you believe.