Writing

"What's wrong with writing just because you enjoy it, not to get published?"

Absolutely nothing. That's usually what leads to your being published anyway. The more you write the more your thoughts become organized. You're writing to communicate your thoughts. The more you do that, the more clearly those thoughts are presented. I enjoy politics. I've been posting on political forums for the past 12 years. Each time I posted something it was in response to something by some wingnut that was illogical and made no sense. Over time I found that my arguments became more sound and logically valid. Eventually I sent some of my writing samples to a few online publishers, and got picked up. Got paid too. That led to a publishing deal and a book that came out two years ago. I'm new on this forum, but it looks really promising for posting my ideas.