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You have nothing to say to a person, but you can email, text and Tweet them alllllll day!
When you've said, "What? No. I'm talking about my character. Yes, I know she's an invisible person inside my head," at least once this month. (Remember, it's only 12/7/10)
You can entertain yourself for hours...and there's no TV and no radio and no game station and no phone and...
A loved one says, "You seriously need drugs," and your therapists asks you why you're there. *nods*
You know more about phase guns and the size of a plasma cannon than you do about your job.
You speak Elvish.
You've created a different language.
You're working, and you're muttering to your characters. (this is probably why people think you should be on drugs, btw)
What are some of yours?
... When you have more friends online than in real life.
ReplyDelete... When you notice every adverb while reading a novel.
... When you don't mind working for free most of the time, being rejected repeatedly, and having others shred what you've created to pieces to let you rebuild it, and even THANK them for doing that. :)
You're at work and a customer/your boss/a co-worker catches you talking to your characters/reading a book/using the company computer to work on your WIP.
ReplyDeleteOR ... you're at work and you're spacing out. In which case you're really thinking about your characters/WIP/wishing you could get home because you just came up with an awesome idea for a scene and why the heck dose that always happen when you can't get to a computer?
I loved the one, Frankie, about hours of entertainment without tv/internet/etc. I'm there now that the movers took all my stuff...except my laptop. Muahahaha...
ReplyDelete--you know your characters more intimately than you do your family.
--you've caught yourself talking about your characters to other people like they're real people. "You don't understand, honey, Ninevah is in a crisis right now. She needs my help."
--you own enough books to start your own library (after all, great writers are great readers).
--you say it's time to work and slip into your PJs, grab some caffeine, and lock yourself in a tiny room for a few hours.
Ooohhh--Ohhhh!!!
ReplyDelete--When you're having a conversation with a Real Person and that person is confused...because you had the conversation you're referencing with a Pretend Person!
Hahahahahaha
These are GREAT, guys!
Oh!!!! Ohhh!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou hear someone say, "I want to kill someone," and your immediate response is, "Really? How were you thinking of doing that? I could give you a few ideas!"
LMAO! ROFL!
This is great Frankie! I love your last comment here "I could give you a few idea!" BAHAHA!
ReplyDelete--- When you get into a fight with your husband and you turn to your male characters for comfort.
--- When you call out your male characters name in your sleep. (Seriously, my poor hubby...)
--- When Real Friends just aren't as awesome as your Imaginary Friends. (The imaginary ones understand me!)
--- When your into a WIP/day dream so deeply that you forget to feed your son until 2 hours after normal lunch time. (I have only done this like 3 times and I felt OMG so bad about it! Bad mommy!)
hahahaha!! How funny people :D
ReplyDeleteWhen you are doing all the actions to perfect a scene and realise everyone in the room is looking at you like you're a loon, (again!)
When you're hiding behind your laptop screen biting your lip to stop you bursting into tears for no apparent reason.
1The pile of napkins on your desk are "notes", and the stained sock is a result of quick thinking after a coffee spill.
ReplyDelete-When you go on vacation, you're constantly scoping out dark alleys were you could a) hide the body, b)change shape or c)hide the shape-changing body
You know you're a writer when you're irritated that either your day job, your friends or your family is preventing you from some private time with your characters.
ReplyDeleteYou know you're a writer when you're driving somewhere and pass the exit because you had an epiphany about how to resolve that fatal plot flaw.
You know you're a writer when you read a terrific novel and rather than being enthralled, you're jealous.
This is a terrific service, Frankie!
You KNOW you're a writer when you look at the ice-cream scoop and think, "I wonder if I could scoop someone's eye out with this..." (either a writer, or a murderer...we'll go with writer)
ReplyDelete...when you think, "I know I didn't name him that, that would be copyright infringement..." (which I did tonight...)
...when you overhear a funny comment and think, "Dude, ___ would totally say that!" and so you run for a notebook and write it down to use later.
...when you say, "I'm going to write!" and log into to twitter to let everyone know. ...an hour later, you're still on twitter talking about writing.
...when you post a teaser on facebook/blog and refresh the page every 6 seconds until someone comments.
...when you tell your CP: "I'm logging out MSN to write now. BYE." and immediately log into facebook to find Flair.
ROFLMAO This is so awesome!
ReplyDeleteLMAO!!! Holy PETE! These are GOOD!! ROFL!!!
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