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- You constantly edit. Whether it’s while you’re driving down the street and pass a misspelled sign, or grammatical errors in Facebook posts, you fix errors constantly in your mind—and sometimes not so silently.
- You’re highly observant. And not only do you notice things all the time, but you file them away in your I could write about this later folder.
- You often ask, “How could I describe this?” You don’t ignore your life experiences—everything from walking outside during a torrential downpour, to burning yourself while cooking, to taking the first bite of a piping-hot homemade chocolate chip cookie can be used in your writing, and you often pause to think about how you would describe it in words.
- You have a hyperactive imagination. There’s never a dull moment in that head of yours—your imagination is always working on overtime to keep you entertained and give you fresh ideas.
- You feel inspired to write after reading a good book. Enough said.
- You often daydream about your WIPs. Your characters never completely leave you— they walk alongside you throughout the day and give you new ideas when you least expect it.
- You feel guilty if you haven’t written anything in a while. What a “while” is depends, but after a writing hiatus, a part of you begins to demand that you get back to the keyboard and reprimands you if you don’t.
- Grammar jokes are funny. Well, they are.
- You can’t get enough books. After all, every new book is a couple hours worth of inspiration.
- You keep doing this writing thing. It doesn’t matter if you’re not published, if no one else cares if you continue to write, if you don’t make a penny off of the words that you put on the page—none of that matters, because you’ll continue to write anyway.
Now it’s your turn: what signs would you add to the list?
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18 comments:
Love two and three...I do them all the time. My daughter says I need to carry a notebook everywhere!
Carrying a notebook or some other note-taking device with you is very helpful--best to jot down those spontaneous bits of inspiration whenever you can. :)
I agree with all of these. They apply. I think I might add that you forget sometimes that some of your conversations are only in your head and didn't happen in real life.
LOL, HAHA, sniffles, and any other sound I can make. How did you read my mind?! This list is perfect, it's so going on my inspiration wall. Idea: maybe the 11th tip should be "You have an inspiration wall".
That's a fun one to add--thanks for the addition!
There's nothing better than a gut busting grammar joke.
They can certainly be entertaining. :)
Yay, I'm officially a writer! Plus it's always good to know I'm not the only one who sees spelling mistakes everywhere...
You most certainly are not the only one!
I felt like crying reading this. I thought I was alone :O Even #3! I was just serving a customer today and thinking "How would I describe that eye color? Silvery-green? Acid green? And the contour of her nose is superb, I just have to write a nose like that into one of my characters." Of course she stared back and thought I was trying to make a move, in which case, a simple job became extremely awkward... until I told her I thought for a moment that she was an actress I've seen in a movie. Then she was flattered ^_^
I hate to double post, but I'd like to add to this list. #11; you know you're a writer when you can't read for fifteen minutes without daydreaming about what's going to happen next or how you could incorporate what you're reading into a different narrative situation.
You're definitely not alone--as you can see we writers tend to have many peculiarities in common. And it sounds like you handled that potentially awkward situation very well. :D
That's actually a really smart point--reading with that kind of awareness makes for a great learning experience.
#4 for sure! I could spend a lifetime alone in my head and never get bored.
when truly crapgnatz things happen, a while later on you find yerself using that very emotional state/bad thing/emo freakout in a story or a scene... other people go to therapy, we head for the keyboard!
Greywolf the Wanderer
I am still on the verge of being a writer and i completely agree with the observations made over here. I am happy to realize its not something rare happening just with me ...)
That one is one of the best advantages of having a creative mind, IMO. :)
You are absolutely not alone! We writers all tend to share many of the same quirks and eccentricities. ^_^
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