tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post8618070285132085726..comments2024-03-27T18:06:04.484-04:00Comments on Murder by 4: You Might Be a Writer...Marta Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-71084346537701238552011-06-04T15:06:51.743-04:002011-06-04T15:06:51.743-04:00You might also be a writer if:
1. Someone has sto...You might also be a writer if:<br /><br />1. Someone has stopped you in the middle of your plot explanation to say, "This is fiction, right?"<br /><br />2. You have ever agonized over how to make your villain someone readers will love to hate.<br /><br />3. Each of your stories has ten or more separate drafts.<br />4. You have ever taken a personality quiz as your character.<br /><br />5. You own every "how to write a novel" book ever written.<br /><br />6. You have stared at a blank screen for 10 minutes, searching for the perfect hook.<br /><br />7. You have ever told a character to shut up.<br /><br />8. Half the time, you laugh because certain hacks have book deals. The other half, you cry because they got them and you didn't.<br /><br />9. Going to a bookstore makes you want to go home and type your fingers off.<br /><br />10. You have ever felt total frustration because it seems like all the good plots are taken.<br /><br />11. You agonize over character names.<br /><br />12. Formatting is a form of cruel and unusual punishment.<br /><br />13. You have ever ruthlessly edited your own story.<br /><br />14. You have ever said, "Can I borrow that?" and used it in a story.<br /><br />15. Your characters have ever taken over your story.BookLady2911https://www.blogger.com/profile/17703780957893996499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-90264852361183812452008-09-04T17:27:00.000-04:002008-09-04T17:27:00.000-04:00My addition would be: "if you have ever spent tim...My addition would be: <BR/> "if you have ever spent time in a cemetery doing research... you might be a writer." <BR/><BR/><BR/>"Should you you find people at the coroner's office are just so very nice and helpful..."Beejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702853017074271101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-42317371728139827292008-08-23T01:05:00.000-04:002008-08-23T01:05:00.000-04:00Very late to this -- while you're dining out and a...Very late to this -- while you're dining out and ask your guest who's in finance how do you launder money, anyway? and then wondering why your guest nearly loses his dinner and nearby diners are listening intently. <BR/><BR/>or while you're being strapped to a gurney groggily asking the rescue personnel for their card bec you could really use a good source and would love to speak with them after surgery ...<BR/><BR/>or also while dining out ask which poison was it again that works really, really fast and dissolves quickly in which liquid? <BR/><BR/>JeanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-49423495474185641672008-08-08T18:34:00.000-04:002008-08-08T18:34:00.000-04:00If you start transcribing the conversations of tot...If you start transcribing the conversations of total strangers at coffee shop because, hell, there's some good shit here. <BR/><BR/>One of my personal favorite transcribed moments, from a woman talking on her cell phone: "When people hear about me, they always think I'm older than I am. Probably because I have so many kids, plus being married so many times. Plus, being a widow. It starts to add up, let me tell you." She listened for a while, then added, "Oh, sure, 35 is young to be a grandmother. You don't have to tell me."Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-45662674539878442322008-08-06T19:36:00.000-04:002008-08-06T19:36:00.000-04:00Thanks, guys! Glad it brought a few laughs. :-)Aar...Thanks, guys! Glad it brought a few laughs. :-)<BR/><BR/>Aaron ... aw, shucks. *blush* <BR/><BR/>JD, link away! The more the merrier. :-)s.w. vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102544611773720262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-24806251204305166012008-08-06T11:01:00.000-04:002008-08-06T11:01:00.000-04:00I love this, and I'm linking to it, if you don't m...I love this, and I'm linking to it, if you don't mind.JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-64579388229626773322008-08-06T08:25:00.000-04:002008-08-06T08:25:00.000-04:00How scary is this? I've done most of these and kn...How scary is this? I've done most of these and know exactly what #8 means! LOL Thanks so much for the chuckle. :)Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-80655773407135755392008-08-05T19:51:00.000-04:002008-08-05T19:51:00.000-04:00What a great way to share the idiosyncrasies of a ...What a great way to share the idiosyncrasies of a writer! Very creative - not to mention, true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-49126327386163384802008-08-05T12:19:00.001-04:002008-08-05T12:19:00.001-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-22619469830760782452008-08-05T12:19:00.000-04:002008-08-05T12:19:00.000-04:00Oh, S.W., this is hilarious!! "Yes" to most of the...Oh, S.W., this is hilarious!! "Yes" to most of the above! LOL. <BR/><BR/>"If you ever caused your readers to stay up past 1:00 in the morning, or gave them 'Jenner nightmares,' you might be a GREAT writer, like S.W. Vaughn."Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-11055187863269092622008-08-05T11:19:00.000-04:002008-08-05T11:19:00.000-04:00... if they smell like rot or chemicals, or whethe...... if they smell like rot or chemicals, or whether it's possible for anyone to break in and give someone's dear Uncle Albert a fresh coat of lipstick and eyeshadow ... you might be a writer....]\\\\ LOL you might be a suspense/thriller/mystery writer at that~!!! <BR/><BR/>thanks Sw... love this!Kim Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933746166088034102noreply@blogger.com