You Might Be a Writer, If......
My kid asked me the other day, how did I know I was a writer? I hastened to stuff all the smart-alec responses back down. I answered him, then laughed hilariously in my head when I ran down the list of the answers I had to quell. Of course, right about that time I thought, this would make a great blog post. So, without further ado, and with the most enormous apology to Jeff Foxworthy, I present The List:
If you have to pull off to the side of the road to poke a great book idea into your smart phone...you might be a writer If every person you have ever known appears in some form in your books...you might be a writer. If during a natural disaster, your order of importance is kids, laptop, and THEN husband...you might be a writerIf you take your laptop on vacation and swear up and down you find writing your opus in the sun "relaxing"....you might be a writer.If the word "query" strikes greater fear in your heart than the word "audit"....you might be a writer.If you realize too late that you murmured your approval while in a caffeine-fueled writing-trance for what turns out to be a water hose fight INSIDE the garage....you might be a writer.If your heart stops beating if the area code (212) shows up on your cell phone screen....you might be a writer.If you watch credits roll on a movie and scan them for cool-sounding names....you might be a writer.If the idea that Snooki has "written" a book repulses you.....you might be a writer.If your recipe cards are two pages long and have flowery descriptors, like "glistening" and "unctuous" and "playful"....you might be a writer.If there is not enough room for you in the memo portion of your checks....you might be a writer.If your thank-you cards turn into thank-you letters, and your thank-you letters turn into pamphlets....you might be a writer.If you plan family vacations around NaNoWriMo.....you might be a writer.If you can't afford new shoes, but find $400 for a writer's conference....you might be a writer.And finally, if the words "the end" give sweeter satisfaction than, well, you know.....then my friend, YOU ARE
SO
A WRITER!
How bout you guys? Got any I missed? I'd love to hear them!
If you have to pull off to the side of the road to poke a great book idea into your smart phone...you might be a writer If every person you have ever known appears in some form in your books...you might be a writer. If during a natural disaster, your order of importance is kids, laptop, and THEN husband...you might be a writerIf you take your laptop on vacation and swear up and down you find writing your opus in the sun "relaxing"....you might be a writer.If the word "query" strikes greater fear in your heart than the word "audit"....you might be a writer.If you realize too late that you murmured your approval while in a caffeine-fueled writing-trance for what turns out to be a water hose fight INSIDE the garage....you might be a writer.If your heart stops beating if the area code (212) shows up on your cell phone screen....you might be a writer.If you watch credits roll on a movie and scan them for cool-sounding names....you might be a writer.If the idea that Snooki has "written" a book repulses you.....you might be a writer.If your recipe cards are two pages long and have flowery descriptors, like "glistening" and "unctuous" and "playful"....you might be a writer.If there is not enough room for you in the memo portion of your checks....you might be a writer.If your thank-you cards turn into thank-you letters, and your thank-you letters turn into pamphlets....you might be a writer.If you plan family vacations around NaNoWriMo.....you might be a writer.If you can't afford new shoes, but find $400 for a writer's conference....you might be a writer.And finally, if the words "the end" give sweeter satisfaction than, well, you know.....then my friend, YOU ARE
SO
A WRITER!How bout you guys? Got any I missed? I'd love to hear them!
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