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different groups of writers, different age/reasons.
I'll list a few (by no means is this an exclusive list.)
1. The "I want to be a writer from a little age group." This includes writers like Issac Asimov and Samuel Delaney.
2. The "backed into a corner for health reason and writing is the most I can do". These are usually older writers, but not necessarily. Examples are Robert Heinlein and H G Wells (T.B. - pre antibiotics), or Merritt Parmalee Allen (polio paralysis at 17).
3. The "I want to be in the artist mix, but I can't draw/paint/sculpt/ect., but writing seems doable." Some of the twenties Paris scene writers fit this mold, and some of the American Southern renaissance writers of the 1910s, and 20s, fit that mix.
4. The "I want to save the world" writers. I don't want to name any names, it'll cause the thread to go off topic. (You can fill in your own).
5. The mercenaries. (This is not a bad thing.) They found they could sell, and they'd rather write than dig ditches, (or be locked up in a cube.) Examples are L Ron Hubbard and Lester Dent. (Or pick your own successful hack pulp writer.)
6. The "I want to show you things you'll probably never see otherwise." Example are Richard Burton (19th century writer), or most travel writers.
7. The "It's fun to create my own little dream world." Tolkien comes to mind... ( Don't knock it, it becomes very addictive, from personal experience...)
And on, and on...
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