You know you're a writer if . . . .

[Liam]

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You know you're a writer if . . .


. . . you are constantly organizing the notes that you have written down on random scrap pieces of paper onto larger random scrap pieces of paper

. . . instead of two pillows in your bed, you rest your head on the two volume Shorter OED each night to go to sleep

[J.E.Johnson]

. . . you can't even enjoy a movie without thinking about the next turning point in your plot . . .

[Brendan Carroll]

You know you're a writer if...

You see people only in terms of how eloquently and innovatively you can describe them on paper.


And if you despise words ending in "ly"

I am resembling that remarkedly akchooly.  What would the world be without adverbs?  Worldly-less?

[Edward C. Patterson]

Brendan:

You responded to that Swifty . . . I mean, swiftly. 

Ed Patterson

[J.E.Johnson]

. . . you forget the characters in your fiction novel are, in fact, fictional . . .
C'mon everyone, keep 'em coming! 
-Jenna

[Archer]

...when someone REALLY ticks you off, you decide to 'immortalize' him in a very nasssssty way!

[Steve Anderson]

... All of the above, and:

You have to proofread the restaurant menu even though you're starving and really should just order.

[Thumper]

...you've reached the point where you wish that just once, when introduced to someone who squeals, "You're the writer!" you can squeal back, "You're the town whore!" because deep down, you know it's not a squeal-worthy vocation...

[ReeseReed]

You begin to see life's little disasters as precious fodder for your next work. 

[Ricky Sides]

...you curse for an hour when an unexpected power outage kills your computer before you can save the file you've been working on for thirty minutes.

[Guido Henkel]

That's what you have "Autosave" for.

[Edward C. Patterson]

or Ctrl-S after every sentence you write.

E Patterson

[J.E.Johnson]

Thumper:

You LONG for the day that when you are introduced to someone, they squeal, "You're the writer!" 

OR

You secretly wish that all those at your place of work who are still learning that you wrote a book, would go out and buy that book 

Not sure if those make sense . . . oh well!  'Tis late and I'm tired 
-Jenna

[Ricky Sides]

That's what you have "Autosave" for.

Yes and it was set for every thirty minutes.  It is now set for every two minutes.

[GwenNoles]

You know you're a writer if....

1. You are only truly happy when you write,

2. You begin to identify sensory experiences on a shifting plane of description (i.e. colors have smells, sounds have colors associated with them),

3. You see life as an endless series of possible descriptions.