The Romaniac’s posted a blog entry entitled You Know You’re A Writer When If you haven’t checked it out, do….it’s very amusing 
Then Roger Colby did a similar post, Because You Are A Writer
So go have a peek, then come back here and tell me You Know You’re A Writer When…..?
Mine would be….
You know you’re a writer when it used to be that you wouldn’t dream of leaving the house without putting your make up on. Now, you wouldn’t dream of leaving the house without a notebook and pen, sod the makeup!
OR
You know you’re a writer when hubby informs you that he’s run out of clean underpants!
So how do you know you’re a writer?
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You know you’re a writer when . . .
. . . you have more half-filled journals than full.
. . . your desk is mess with books, writing magazines, 2 laptops, journals, “idea” scraps of paper, and way more pens than one person could need.
. . . you wake up tripping over the journal you fell asleep writing in the night before.
Ha ha ha, excellent CB
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Mine would be:
1. You know you’re a writer when you almost dare people to annoy you so you can write them into your books somehow and torture/maim/kill them.
2. You ask a loved one to “act out an emotion” so you can better show and not tell it.
3. You can no longer read a single thing without proofreading/editing it in your head.
Oh yes! Although, I’ve never tried number 2…..think the husband will come in handy there lol
Thanks Ava!
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That’s who I use, haha.
1. when the dog knows the difference between regular “cuddles” and “writing cuddles.”
2. when you have an idea that on second glance doesn’t seem that great but you’ll try it anyways.
3. “Just one more scene, honey” turns into at least a whole chapter.
4. the dog tries to kill your laptop by pushing it off the bed and has learned to close it. On your fingers. (This is making me reconsider having kids one day. hahaha)
Ha ha ha, so the dog isn’t too impressed with your career choice Sandra?
Thanks honey, brilliant!
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You know you’re a writer when it’s dinner and you still haven’t changed out of your pajama!
This on is mine too. But I’ll add “and the only thing you have in the cupboard is a tin of baked beans!”
Which is why my lot live and die on take always Maddie
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Ha ha ha, I do that soooo often Anushka!
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I totally do that!
You know your a writer when you let the kids eat icecream for dinner because you are at a very important point and can’t stop writing.
Ha ha ha, good one Janet
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when I wish I had a ball and chain attached to my leg and desk. When I salivate over a new notebook and pens like it’s my birthday every time I go in a store. Oh there are so many and lots of great ones above
So enjoyed The Romaniac’s post,still laughing,lol
Lol, what is it with writers and stationery?
I have a wicker box under my bed containing about 30 unused blank journals, but I still can’t resist buying a new one lol
Go on Amber, how many unused notebooks do you currently own?
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lol,let’s just say for every 1 I take, I put 3 back. Not sure the why of that,but figure one has to stock up
He he he, well, there might be a nuclear war or something
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You know you’re a writer when hubby comes home with a bottle of champagne and a present and say’s “It’s our anniversary’ and you shush him because your character is about to meet her long lost brother…
Ha ha ha, you didn’t Dianne? Lol….I bet your name was mud for days!
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He bought me a beautiful gold engraved pendant – SO embarrassing
He didn’t really mind though, he’s pretty good like that!
Oh wow! I bet you felt awful, I would have done
Bless him, our long suffering significant others lol
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You know you’re a writer when your daughter comes home in tears and tells you why and you think it would make such a great blog post!
Lol, ohhhhh, Bridget, that’s funny!
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It’s fun you should say that about make up and note books, I’ve just bought myself a new bag, to carry my note books in, oops lol
Ha ha ha, when I buy a new bag now Sam, I have to make sure it’s big enough for a notebook, if it’s not, I ain’t buying it! Lol
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Lol, what a sad stage we get to, gone are the days of can I get my make up in. Lmao. I’m just trying to find a pen that I like writing with
He he he, welcome to a writers world
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“You know you’re a writer when hubby informs you that he’s run out of clean underpants!”
I have this strange feeling that I may never become a writer now….
LMAO!
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I knew I was a writer right from when I first started creative writing classes. I didn’t know if I’d be much good or ever get published, but I knew I’d keep on writing. So, you know you’re a writer when you write!
Ahhhhh, good one Patsy
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You know you’re a writer when… you write no matter what!
Very true Sara
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You know you’re a writer when you realise that you live inside your own head almost all of the time. Well, let’s not lie – all of the time! You also know you’re a writer when you talk to yourself in public and act out the emotions that go with the words. Yes, I’ve been caught doing that – most recently by a man in a van who was parked at the the side of the road and looked at me as if I was totally bonkers! You also know you’re a writer when you wake up with that feeling that you’ve been on holiday and then realise you’re just remembering the location you were describing yesterday!
Brilliant Linda!
Oh I can just imagine that van drivers face! Lol
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I knew it when I could look at a photo and see a whole story unfold before my eyes. I knew it when I could see a word or hear a phrase and write a whole page about it. I knew it when I saw a couple in an SUV arguing in my rear view mirror at a toll booth and I wrote a short story about them. I knew after realizing that I thrived on every written word that I had ever read. Whether it was a book, a letter, a card or an email from a dear friend. I knew it and I know it still. I hope and I pray that the words never stop coming. It is my passion, my life, my story. I never ever want it to stop.
Beautiful rheath40. I wish I’ve have expressed myself this well.
Oh honey you did. I just added to your fire. Thank you for the sweet comment.
Wow honey, I am in awe…and so very very jealous!
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No need for jealousy. We are both writers. We get better as we write. We get better as we read other writers. Isn’t this a great experience?
It certainly is honey!
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When your friends say something clever and you say “Can I use that?” If they look at you strangely, you say “What..You’re not going to, are you?”
Lol, love it!
Do you go out to dinner with friends and write things down on a napkin at the dinner table? I heard someone say they’d done that lol
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When something happens and I think it would make a great storyline.
Ha ha ha, which is why you should always have a notebook around your person
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When you wake up and realize that you just dreamed the scene you were afraid to write and now, having seen it through the eyes of your main character, you write and write and write because you never want to forget what it feels like to be him.
Lots of other stuff, but when that happened it felt like I had crossed some kind of mystical barrier to becoming the writer I hope to be.
Great topic, and lots of cool answers!
Wow, that almost sounds spiritual honey!
Excellent
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I agree. I always have paper and pen. Never know when a poem or idea may show up. I like the thoughts in this blog.
Thanks John, and thanks for stopping by
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Delayed response, I know (just catching up with your excellent and amusing posts). Really funny comments you’ve received here.
I never leave the house without a notebook and pen, but quite often leave the house without make up! I also think, you know you are a writer when you are up at 3am jotting down ideas, and also catching up with other writer’s posts (as I am now!).
Lol, hi Sandra, thank you
They’re great aren’t they!
He he he, ahhhhh, yes, 3am, it’s usually 5 for me
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Your two are exactly the same as mine – can’t tell you how relieved I am it’s not just me, lol!
Lol thanks Jaye
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When old women tackle you on your way to the notebook aisle.
When your characters call you by name and steal your apple pie!
When old women tackle you on your way to the notebook aisle.
When your characters call you by name and steal your apple pie!
If you look forward to back pain and neck punch to stay awake!
He he he brilliant!
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when your significant other walks into the room and catches you posing as a swordfighter or you’re practicing writhing in agony on the floor.
when your brain decides that writers have evolved beyond the need for sleep and refuses to go into standby.
Ha ha ha, excellent!
Thanks for stopping by Andrew!
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