You might be a writer if . . .
In homage to Jeff Foxworthy, I've come up with a writer's version of his classic "You might be a redneck if. . ." (All the ones I've written apply to me. Scary, huh?) And for fun, add your own quirks to the list. Respond to the blog with your own "you might be a writer if. . ."
You might be a writer if. . .
You sleep with pen and paper next to your bed -- and the stove and the couch and the dining table and the shower and the toilet and the. . .
You have a favorite punctuation mark. My editor's trying to wean me off of em dashes -- good luck with that.
You have a favorite pen. Uniball Signo 207 in medium with the comfi-grip in black ink. Excellent ink coverage.
You get caught up in plotting your next scene and put the cereal in the fridge, and the milk in the pantry.
The stacks of your old manuscripts and rejection letters officially constitutes a fire hazard.
You desperately want Crayola tub markers so you can write down all that great dialog that comes to you in the shower.
You love restaurants that put a big sheet of paper over the table cloth and leave you with a handful of crayons.
You're talking to a real, living, breathing person and suddenly stop and listen because one of your characters interrupted you.
You think sleep is way overrated. Who needs more than three hours anyway?
Your novels are backed up on your laptop, your husband's laptop, two thumb drives, and you're seriously toying with the idea of getting a safe deposit box.
And finally, you know your a writer if you look at yourself and see a writer. Everyone else looks at you and sees an obsessive-compulsive, anal-retentive insomniac with a pen fetish.
Those are some of mine. Fess up and tell everyone some of yours. ; )
Lisa
posted by Lisa Shearin at
8:02 AM
12 Comments:
You might be a writer if you decide it's time for lunch and three hours later realize you never got up from revising to eat.
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LOL.
I have a whole file of these from our high school writing club.
One of my favorites is from a friend of mine--
"You know you're a writer if you've ever fallen in love with a fictional character, particularly one of your own."
You might be a writer if when you realise you are out of paper you write on your hands and arms and give horrified screams when you wash it off without copying it down.
P.S I love your books, Raine is awesome.
Great ones!
Thank you, Anonymous! ; )
You might be a writer if suddenly your in a public place, like the Elevator and you start talking to yourself about your book and get off at the wrong floor and walk away while everyone stares at you.
You might be a writer if...You own multiple computers which you name: Home Writing Computer, Traveling Writing Laptop, and Work Laptop Now With Special Writing Document Folders. You get frustrated that your work desktop is limited to writing work related documents only and not novels.
you might be a writer if instead of sleeping with a notebook by your bed, it sleeps in the bed with you :-P
You might be a writer if you're so involved in working on your plot in your head in the shower that you use conditioner BEFORE you use shampoo.
You might be a writer if you're so busy thinking about your characters and plot that you drive right past your exit on the interstate.
You might be a writer if you pull over on the interstate, pull out a crumpled napkin and write down an idea that just came to you (I've done this!)
PS: I love your blog and your books. (just need to cram more hours into the day so I can finish reading them!)
Thank you, Patty!
You might be a writer if you fall and twist your ankle so badly the shopping centre provides a wheelchair for your husband to get you to the car, and all you can do is grab the notepad and pen that lives in your handbag and document your physical and mental reactions to the incident and know, just KNOW which of your characters is going to be hurt that night.
Cat, love it!!
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