Do you like to write about people, ideas, or nature?

Sounds like you are a "big picture" kind of guy! Of course, everything in life is connected, but usually people pick out a niche or a few areas they enjoy writing about more than others.

Continued good luck with your writing!

No not at all why should I be a big picture myself? I was just telling that everything is related to life and my niche is writing poems and short stories and some time prose articles.

I agree from the vastness of life we need to pick up one or two niche.

That's great! My sister had one of her photos published in the book "Cats 24/7" and it was so exciting! Cats are such interesting creatures. So I guess you fall in the "nature" group.

It was a joy to write.

People are very interesting, and without struggling where would humans be? When I started thinking about what I like to write about, it was something that humans do: create art and travel. I can't take the people out of my writing equation.

People are fun to write about even if they are made up and never existed (unless they are the any persons living or dead in the credits at the end of the old movies), and they can do many things that you would not dare to do, you can make the circumstances interesting or hard for them.
I was asked why I do not make the circumstances of the hero harder (as if being pursued by bad people is not hard enough( and I wrote that I wanted him to survive to the end of the novel, not get killed off right away. So much of my thinking is trying to find ways for him to survive.

You must be a compassionate person! You even want to keep an imaginary character safe! Seriously though, I think when characters for stories are created, there is always a bit of the people we have known in them.

Actually I am a bit on the practical side. I think that if the novel has 20,000 words in it, I expect that main character to survive, so I just give him enough conflict so that if he uses his brains, he will get through the day. I also think that in real life, that for instance, the character would not have started on a journey unless he were prepared. now if it were about refugees being strafed by enemy Nazi planes, then I would know they would not know what was going on or people driven from their homes, since they had no idea what situation they would be in.
As for the stories being sort of a disguised biography, I doubt it. I do have a character who was in the military, and my father was in the army, and I do have cooks in the story since my father was also a cook, but I did also a lot of research as I did not want to think of it a reflection on my life or someone else's. I guess that is what distinguishes fiction from non-fiction, if you not know, you find out.
I thought compassionate people wrote about women and children and wrote children's books.

Very good answer, and I am not saying that because it matched mine (it doesn't). I think it's interesting to find patterns. You must be a keen observer. Most people are too wrapped up in their own world. Working to your own best strengths (ie, how your mind works) is probably the very best strategy for becoming good at whatever you pursue, including writing.

I think I am in that category too, although I generally don't write about people I know, but the things I do write about need people to make them work or have any interest. However, I think I am more interested in the unique individual than how people act in society or as a group.

That is why I like profiles, especially if the person does something I am interested in like art or music.

I am trying to figure out myself where "scolding" fits into the three categories I chose. Maybe ideas? Or more likely people because you are focused on their actions and what you didn't like. Maybe you should write an article for Associated Content about how people behave after playing computer games, and you can add some juicy examples of scolding?

haha Art, the kind of language the gamers uses for scolding is perfectly unprintable.
I think it will crash the whole system in AC.
Maybe you can write about "how to scold your cheating husband". I bet you will get 10,000 page views per day for the next ten years! This is really a test of sarcarism and command of English! I'm sure you can invent many new words for the article and make millions of women studying and memorising the text by heart.

If I had a husband (I don't), he would be an ex-husband if I found out about cheating. Really I don't know why women put up with it. Or why they marry? You can find plenty of cheating boyfriends without getting mixed up in marriage to them. LOL

It's sad to say, I think you are right about the article's success, however. There are loads of books out there about relationships. Why do women always let men get the upper hand? If I could solve that mystery, I would be a rich woman!

I think humor is one of the hardest things to write about, so kudos to you. We need more humor in the world. You need to start writing again!

I can look back over time and find "funny" in almost everything I've done or seen. There is some humor in my everyday lifestyle even though I'm no longer working. Expressing it on the computer or on paper sometimes is difficult, I totaly agree with you. In a college, writing class the professor told me I had a wild and crazy imagination. I agree, she was right..lol

You definitely need to be writing if you have a vivid imagination. The problem with most people is that though they may have the technical skills to write, they don't have the creativity and imagination to make it interesting. It's one of those things that I think is innate. I don't think you can learn it, so if you have it, you should put it to use!

I do have a crazy imagination but don't always share it. Have been so busy taking care of our youngest granddaughter that I'm too tired to write. It's a chore but a blast.

Some things about human nature I find endlessly fascinating, and others I would rather not know about (much like those CSI shows, I'd rather not know what leads people to murder or abuse children or many other ugly behaviors). Some things, like creativity and how people get ideas, how they form courage within themselves to take a stand against the odds, etc., I really am drawn to.

I guess you must be a true Renaissance woman! I always felt like I was all over the board, but as I get older, I think that I am narrowing my interests. It was hard for me in college because I was interested in so many things. Then when I first got a job, what did I want to do? There were too many choices. Now, as I age and realize I don't have "forever" and time really is limited, I focus in more on things I really love and let some of the more widespread curiosity slip away. I don't know if that is good or bad; it just is.

I used to think such a wide range of interests was a disadvantage (of course, I know, it's not). I used to envy those individuals who were so certain of what they wanted to study and do as a career.

I have to laugh because people are constantly asking me about my niche and it is completely lost. I have some causes, some thoughts and some skills - maybe what would be best for me is a life map. I would probably just ask someone else to write it for me!!