You Know You're a Writer When...
I've compiled these comments from various sources, including my own head. Are you a writer? How many of these do you do? Can you add to the list?
You know you're a writer when...
You know you're a writer when...
- An idea strikes you while driving on the Los Angeles 405 freeway and you traverse 4 lanes of traffic to get to the side of the road to write it down so you don't lose it.
- You spend more time with your characters than your family and friends.
- You'd RATHER spend more time with your characters than your family and friends.
- You have relationships with fellow writers you've met over the internet than you do with flesh and blood friends who've been around you for years.
- You stop talking about writing subjects with non-writers because their level of misunderstanding and underestimation is painful to you.
- You've given over an entire wall of your bedroom four your latest WIP storyboard.
- When in public, you listen more to everyone around you than the person you're with.
- You have a momentary reality lapse and mention your characters’ situation as a prayer request in Sunday school.
- You find yourself punishing your characters for bad behavior -- "Well, if you're going to act like that, I'll go clean the bathroom. You won't get that love scene today."
- You analyze the look, dress, mannerisms and speech of everyone you come in contact with.
- When talking with others, you mentally edit their dialogue and compose tags and beats.
- While observing, you constantly shake your head and mutter to yourself, "Truth is stranger than fiction. I could never get away with writing that in my book."
- When you're "in the zone" you forget to pick up your kids from school/practice/friend's house.
- A stint of not writing makes you harder to live with than the worst bout of PMS.
- Your characters start altering your plans and changing your destinations in real life.
- You start a fight with your husband just so you can study the body language of anger.
- You know the research librarian’s office, cell, and home phone numbers but can’t remember your own.
What are some other signs that you're a writer?
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posted by Joan Swan at 6:32 AM
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While observing, you constantly shake your head and mutter to yourself, "Truth is stranger than fiction. I could never get away with writing that in my book."
LOL - I do this all the time.
How about "You happily forego food for a good cup of coffee because when you're hungry, you're alert and you can write more."
LOL, that's a good one, B.E.
I love these, J. Don't have any of my own to add, but I love them. So very true.
Hands down this one is me
"A stint of not writing makes you harder to live with than the worst bout of PMS."
Hi, Joan.
Hey, Mel. Thanks for chiming in!
These are GREAT!!!!
ROFL! I do this stuff all the time! DH just laughs at me. Anyone talking loud enough at the Borders cafe has to deal with the fact that I WILL eavesdrop, LOL!
Yes, not writing makes me harder to live with than the worst bout of PMS! And looking forward to a busy schedule and knowing I'll need the fortitude of Job to get *any* writing done at all, means I'm PMSing all the time. :(
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