Writers Love to Write a Writer Character, Why?

I notice that writers have been always tempted to write in his work a main character who is a writer. Including myself. First, because a writer knows how the writer is. Second, because there are many great stories behind writing profession. A writer is a person with high dose of curiosity. And a writer has always wanted to tell the world what is in his brain. He can be so insightful. And such insights could potentially be a thrilling stories. Just watch The Shining (1980), Misery (1990), The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca (1997), Quills (2000), Moulin Rouge (2001), Adaptation (2002), Secret Window (2004), King Kong (2005), and so on. You'll know that I'm right. * * * Beberapa hari lalu di Bandung, saya menonton The Adventures of Tintin bareng Rie Yanti. Saya terhibur dengan beberapa adegan yang bombastis tapi lucu dan seru di film itu. Yah, adegan-adegan tersebut rasanya senapas dengan komiknya. Walau disesaki banyak adegan kebetulan, Tintin merupakan salah satu komik favorit saya karena ceritanya cerdas. Kelihatan sekali kalau pengarangnya berwawasan. Diceritakan, Tintin adalah wartawan yang banyak membongkar jaringan kriminal tingkat atas. Tintin bukanlah polisi, detektif atau agen rahasia. Tapi wartawan. Seorang wartawan memang berpeluang melakukan hal-hal besar seperti [...]