We all think we’re writers, but are we really sure? How can we know?
Beside the constant scribbling and the dubious interest in atypical murder weapons, here’s a top 13 of the most serious warning signs that you’re a writer.
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Pacing isn’t a nervous habit but a necessity
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You can’t use your best hook to defend yourself
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Romance means keeping two people apart for at least ten chapters
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You edit and rephrase your interior monologues
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Your favorite hero is the guy you try to make miserable
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You listen to music planning out the soundtrack for the movie deal
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Compliments about your style don’t address your clothing
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You only get out of the house to conduct research
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You interrupt an argument to take notes
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You critique your own life based on the quality of the storyline
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You feel handicapped without a pen in the pocket
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Your everyday chores have background narration
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When another writer dies, you see tragedy in the unfinished manuscript
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This blog post is part of the A to Z Blogging Challenge, April 2012
Veronica Sicoe 
Bwahaha! That was cute, Veronica! Awesome.
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Damn it all! Rule 11 ! They clinch within seven! Hmm there’s a separation after that though. Maybe revision can hold.
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Wow, pictures! Was there any particular process you used to create them?
Replace “pen” in Rule 3 with “pencil”, and I’m all set. Number 13 also edges toward applying toward me.
And of course, for Number One, you’re always wishing the author left behind notes.
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Awesome, awesome post! So what percentage of symptoms present signify irreversible writer-hood? Cause I’m pretty much at 90% 😀 Any hope of a cure?
Hahaha… “You edit and rephrase your interior monologues”… I’ve caught myself doing that more and more 😀
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I’m ashamed to say, I’ve caught myself practicing number one more than a few unfortunate times. I’m so greedy!
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You are quite the talented stick figure artist! #10 and #2 are especially poignant for me. You should hear the interior monologue when I’m cooking. I’m like freakin’ Julia Child!
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Oh I adore this! Absolutely lovely ! I apply number 8 to every aspect of my daily life … But maybe that’s just me 🙂
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#6 resonates with me, although I do grocery shop, but that’s great people watching!
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Thanks guys! 😀 I’m thrilled you’re all checking point after point on that list, each of you further gone than the other. We’re all in good company here. Now someone hand me that paper-clip, my straitjacket’s too tight.
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This is so awesome. I cannot tell you how many times one of my kids has screamed, “And don’t write this in your book!”
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*laughing*
I’m probably only guilty of eleven or so. That’s not too bad, right?
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You had me at 13 and I’m still snickering. Great job.
Mac
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Thank you all for the fun comments, and the tweets & likes! *does awkward little happy dance*
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Fantastic!
I love the hero. He looks pretty pissed. Maybe because he had to be celibate for 10 chapters.
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LOL! Okay… I admit it. I’m all about #8. I’ve actually wondered how hard it will be to get the rights to the Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil.” I play it in my head whenever one of my characters (Templeton) shows up on the scene.
And sadly, I’ve been guilty of #2 since I could walk. Maybe sooner. 😉
Thanks for the laugh at the end of a very busy day, Vero! You so rule.
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LOVE this. Thank You T hank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You.
Yes, I know that is highly annoying but I really can’t say it enough. I’ve been struggling with my manuscript because I’m bored with a particular scene and have been reviewing books for an organization that only seems to attract would-be hacks who couldn’t write themselves out of a notebook. So, of course I do the atypical “The world surely must end! I have lost my inspiration! I’m no longer a TRUE writer!!!” act and have been moping for the better part of a week.
Then I saw one of your blog posts on Twitter and BAM! I feel alive again! All I needed was to know that not all writers are complete morons with superiority complexes! That some of us have a sense of humor and a wry wit worth reading.
THANK YOU for simply being you!
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Wow, thank you so much for the kind words, Aubrey! o.O
I’m so happy this post could help you get out of a funk and back to feeling confident, and assertive! Keep your head up and keep writing, always keep writing, and if anyone tries to make you feel less than you are — screw them, and write nonetheless. Write even better, show them they’re not the boss of you. 🙂
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LOL. Love this post! Had me laughing in a cafe and heads turning towards me. I love No 9 especially!!!
GREAT POST, Vero.
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Thanks a lot, Kaykay! I’m very glad you enjoyed it! 😀
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AWESOME post. I’m going to retweet your link. Any news on a vaccine?
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Thanks a lot, Cindy! 😀
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Hi there, this weekend is good in favor of me, because this moment i am reading this
great informative piece of writing here at my home.
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