Have you ever wondered if you’re a real writer? Well, here’s how you can tell. Read the following statements, then use the guide at the bottom to determine whether you can officially call yourself a Writer.
- You would rather talk to the voices in your head than the person sitting by you.
- You know the library’s phone number, but not your work number.
- Some of the letters on your keyboard are completely worn off.
- You have a favorite pen that no one else can touch.
- Books are your favorite scent.
- If you could meet anyone in the world, it would be your favorite author.
- You eat macaroni and cheese for a week because you spent all your money at the bookstore.
- Your/you’re errors drive you crazy.
- You named your laptop.
- You would rather write than go out.
Count the number of times you answered YES.
Two or less - Nope. Call yourself anything but “Writer.”
Three to seven - You are on your way to becoming a real writer.
Eight to Ten – WOOT! Congratulations! YOU are a full-fledged, official writer!
What other ways can you tell you’re really a writer?
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1. My Kindle is my BFF
2. There are little piles of pens and
pads placed in strategic places all
over the house.
3. You meet up with other writers and
you all whip out notebooks (except
Lynda…LOL)
4. Then four hours zip by while you’re
talking, have breakfast, coffee,
lunch, coffee….etc.
5. You can’t wait to get together again
because there are soooo many things
you didn’t get to talk about.
LOL…great ones, Kim! Especially #3! But it’s true! And #5 is definitely on my list, too.
These made me laugh because they are so true! lol! People think I’m weird because I love the smell of books! And I have little pads of paper and pens in every room of the house! I looked at my keyboard and the “e”, “d”, “c” and “o” are completely worn off! ha!
You know you’re a writer when you can’t read a book for fun without paying attention to the technique – sentence structure, descriptive words, chapter ending/beginning, how many sentences in a paragraph, etc.
You also know you’re a writer when your ideal vacation is a beach in Maui and a really bright-screened laptop with endless hours to write!!!!
Finally, you know you’re a writer when you can’t even post without at least 2 revisions/edits to your musings!!
Seven out of ten. Hmmmmmmm… Lord help me, now! God bless…
Every time you go out…
1 You are scoping out new characters or people that look like your characters.
2 You are giving a secret life to everyone that walks by in the mall.
3 Watching your kids play in the park sends crazy, rhyming, or made up words through your usually sane thoughts(for those who write for children, otherwise you might just need rest).
I think the eight to ten should be -”Congratulations, it’s official! You have convinced everyone you are insane.”
Great lists by everyone! Here’s some of mine:
1. You suddenly look up at someone and wonder what in the world they just said to you. You were busy writing a story in your head.
2. You roll your eyes when someone asks if you have a pen and piece of paper handy. Duh!
3. Chocolate is never more than a room away.
4. People think you’re texting, but you’re really taking notes about their personality.
5. You can’t pass up the opportunity to comment on this blog post.
Thanks, Lynda, for keeping up the FaithWriters blog!
Yep…yep…and yep…I think I’ve answered yes to every single one you guys have mentioned.
Another sure way you can tell – you are a writer – is . . . if . . . you . . . write.
You know you are a real writer when you go to do barn chores with gloves, boots, pitch fork and laptop.
A real writer will be able to find peace in the written word and the joy of deep expression in the act of writing.
You know you’re a writer when your hubby brings your meals to you to eat while you’re on the computer.
You know you’re a writer when you enjoy the written gift of other writers and you can play out additional scenes in your head.
The intense conversations in your head actually make sense on paper, too.
You have folders of research at the ready, just in case.
As a writer, I talk too deep for most people to want to listen, but they ask me to write stuff for them when they are in need.
I am totally new to any writing forum so here’s to my first post! Woot! ^^
You know you’re a writer when:
1. You’re doing school, but zone out thinking about a new scene or plot change in the story you’re writing.
2. You read books and analyze the authors writing style comparing it to other writer’s and your own.
3. You wish you could read your characters out of your book so you can meet them personally, like Mo in Cornelia Funke’s “Inkheart”.
4. You wish you could dress up in the clothing style of the time period you’re writing about.
You have multiple notebooks all over the house and dont know which one you started what in.
Well….If i go by the first original 10, I am definitely NOT a writer! Thank God I won’t take them tooooooo seriously!
All I know is that when I am inspired with a title and theme in my mind, I try to get to my computer ASAP to get it written down before the inspiration is gone. When I start writing, it all seems to come out in rhyme and on one page. In the last two years God has given me, as of today, 363 of these one page rhyming stories.
Am I a writer??????? I guess its all in the eye of our great “BEHOLDER”.
You know you are a writer when you take a pen to jot down a little thought and three hours later you are still at it…jotting.