Why?!? WHY?!?
And, more importantly, would you give up if, say, Doc Brown and Marty came back from the future and told you that your work would never be broadcast on TV/radio and you would never be able to call yourself a writer (in terms of making a living and getting recognition)
Would the fun an joy of writing be enough to carry on knowing it'd never get further than you laptop?
Lastly, what do you want from your writing career? Do you have a set career plan, and timescales?
Personally I don't know. If I knew it wasn't going some where I may give up but I do write to try and do something rather than just for myself.
Yes.
if the Doc and Marty came back and told me I never made it I'd beat them to a pulp seal the delorean and go back and make only fools and horses...
Just kidding though in my mind there is no escaping reality no denying that I WILL BECOME A TELEVISON GOD!!!!!
It's fun innit.
I write because I have to. I'm driven to it repeatedly, despite knowing the futility, the lottery, the inconsequence, in a universe that is both predestined and yet subject to free will.
Oh ... and the groupies. 
Is SlagB a groupie?
I love writing, but so does everyone on here I guess. No one thinks "Here's how to get famous, I'll write a sitcom" unless they love the artform do they? Oh yes...it's most of BBC Three's output (cheapshot)
But yeah I love writing and of course I want to get somewhere with it, my ambition (not Dream..because a dream is something that doesn't exist..ahh) is to write a television sitcom on a quite well known channel..I'm not too picky..I'll even go for Channel 5 (if anyone from Channel 5 is reading this I mean no offence..please give me a job), whether that is just one series that takes a cult status or is forgotten or becomes a mainstream hit that runs for years, I'd just like the chance to write a sitcom that is on TV.
If I ever accomplish that then that's where I'd like to stay writing comedy for TV and/or radio, I have no desire to be on TV in any capacity I'd just like to write, maybe dabble in sketch comedy, maybe a feature length. And when I've done all that I'd like to write a decent drama series.
So as you can see my schedule is pretty busy. 
Quote: Martin Holmes @ July 21, 2007, 11:12 PMI love writing, but so does everyone on here I guess. No one thinks "Here's how to get famous, I'll write a sitcom" unless they love the artform do they? Oh yes...it's most of BBC Three's output (cheapshot)
But yeah I love writing and of course I want to get somewhere with it, my ambition (not Dream..because a dream is something that doesn't exist..ahh) is to write a television sitcom on a quite well known channel..I'm not too picky..I'll even go for Channel 5 (if anyone from Channel 5 is reading this I mean no offence..please give me a job), whether that is just one series that takes a cult status or is forgotten or becomes a mainstream hit that runs for years, I'd just like the chance to write a sitcom that is on TV.
If I ever accomplish that then that's where I'd like to stay writing comedy for TV and/or radio, I have no desire to be on TV in any capacity I'd just like to write, maybe dabble in sketch comedy, maybe a feature length. And when I've done all that I'd like to write a decent drama series.
So as you can see my schedule is pretty busy.
I'd go along with most of that as being the reasons I write.
You talk as though there were a choice! I've found that it's just something I do, irrespective of whether an audience will ever see the stuff or like the stuff...
I have always written (poems, songs, cartoons, sketches) for as long as I can remember. I have always got a buzz out of the creative process itself and don't particularly crave an audience, although it is obviously desirable. Fame, money, etc. Sure...
But if the boys turned up in the De Lorean and told me I wasn't gonna make it then to be honest that would just confirm what I've always suspected anyway, so I think I'd just carry on. First things first, I write for myself, not for any other bugger! If others like it, fine... if not, well, that's fine too!
But if a Producer or Editor said, "change the stuff and I'll use it AND I'll pay you..." then I would change it, why not? I'd still have the original anyway. And I sure could use the money...
But the driving force as to why I write comes from something in the creative process itself, I dunno what though...
No set career plan, just keep going and see what happens... nothing much has so far... to a great extent in the entertainment business I think you do have to MAKE it happen, so to be driven by the desire for success is probably important, but I've never really been driven that hard by that... I wish I had...
A mix of Martin and Frankie's answer.
I just love being creative. Be it comedy, stories, drawing/art, whatever, I love it and I've focusing it all on comedy at the minute, but who knows, I may find another genre and go off in a different direction.
But whatever happens, I'll always try and make time to do some creative writing.
I agree with Leevil. I've dabbled in songwriting, drawing, novels poetry - all sorts of creative things.
The thing about writing is all you need is a pen and paper. (Obviously PC's are useful)
I think if you want to be a successful writer you have to work on being a success and not just work on your writing.
I have spent 99.99% of my time on writing and 0.01% on being successful. This is an imbalance!
I write for me.
If some peeps like what i do then great.
If some dont then....Oh dear.
Hey, good to see that a few people here also write poetry – what about a special poetry section on BSG? It would probably generate more laughs than the critique section if you're in two minds, Aaron.
Firgot to say i write to get laid - it's working! Sorry about the spelling i,m tripping.