You guys are great motivation and even if you don’t continue the site I thought I’d take advantage that people still read this and let you all know what you do for people because I’ve realized though reading these letters that you like making people laugh and connecting though them through these shows. I am a huge fan of the awards shows and I support the wonderful actors, caterers, directors, makeup artists, composers, costume crew, janitors, tech crew, AND the writers because I know that you love what you do (if you didn’t you wouldn’t be doing it everyday). I think that this site could kind of be an insight to prospective writers, sort of like when you shadow someone while you’re in school to decide if you like the lifestyle that the job you want provides, but online. Writers could write about the raw realities of being a writer. Also, these essays are kind of like the “Diary of Anne Frank” of the Writer’s Strike. I think we all realize that the Writer’s Strike has made history and having these essays to document it in a real raw way is, quite frankly… pretty cool. Even if you don’t continue the site I think it might be cool to take all the essays, plus the really good comments, because I’ve read some really good ones, and publish them in a book for keep sake purposes (like: Why We Write: The 2007-2008 Writer’s Strike) and then sell them (‘cause I know people would buy them).

So now I have to go back to doing my homework and writing about the Industrial Revolution but hey, just know that you’ve touched my life and I’m still writing, even if it’s just about the factories way back when or the short story for my English class…even though I do sometimes find my self writing songs and poems and insane diary entries. So once again, thanks for touching my life.
Monica