In 200 words or more respond to the following questions:  What is writing?

 
In 200 words or more respond to the following questions: 
What is writing?
Describe your relationship with writing. What does writing do for you? What does it not do for you? 
If writing is a tool or vehicle for other purposes, what are the purposes you use writing for? Where does writing take you?
What anxieties or fears do you have when it comes to writing? How do you deal with those fears?