A thought on writing

Do writers like to talk?  Do talkers like to write?  I love to talk and write!  I always have time to talk but I don't always have time to write.  Talking I can do while I'm writing, and writing while I'm talking as long as there is some way to put the words down whether pen and paper or pc notepad.  But what about the times when I can talk and would like to put it into writing?  That's when I find myself wanting a voice recorder.  I can talk and talk and talk, and then let the device and software put my words into print.  I often find myself driving here and there for hours on end, alone in the car or with my 3 year old in tow who is usually asleep or watching a movie.  This is my thinking time.  My time to ponder issues or events in my life or just to come up with things I would like to write about.  By the time I get the chance to put it all down in print, I've etiher forgotten what I was thinking about, or forgotten key points I wanted to remember.

I wonder if the great writers of our time were great talkers.  I am a huge fan of Stephen King and have been told of people fortunate enough to have engaged in common conversation with him.  I am envious.  I would like to share a cup or two of coffee with this man in his own world, to me, that would be my moment to just listen!

As for the writers who don't like to talk, do you express yourself through your unspoken words?  Do you hide your real self behind the print?  For the talkers, could you ever stop talking long enough to put your words into print or is it faster just to have the proverbeal verbal diarrhea?  (And why is that word so damn hard to spell?)