Do you suffer from a long list of idiosyncrasies? Do your personality quirks percolate in public? Are your social skills more scuffed than polished?
If any of these symptoms describe your, ummm, life you may be afflicted with WRITER’S DISORDER.
See the list below for more specific manifestations–most drawn from Yours Truly. If your symptoms look different than mine, please leave them in the comments so we can help others that suffer as we do.
You might be a writer if you…
- hear voices–some with accents
- have conversations with said voices
- cannot fall asleep because the voices won’t shut up
- are awakened by voices or sudden bouts of inspiration
- keep a pad of paper beside your bed for bouts of inspiration
- keep a section of notes on your smart phone for bouts of inspiration
- keep a running list of character names
- keep a running list of metaphors
- make up scenarios and explanations for everyday things
- find yourself editing anything you read
- find yourself the recipient of a journal for most special occasions–whether or not you use them
- have a journal or pad of paper conveniently located in every room of your home
- have a stack of reading material conveniently located in every room of your home
- have a list of publishers bookmarked on your computer
- “follow” your favorite authors (because cyberstalk is such a strong word)
- subscribe to more blogs than you can actually keep up with
- subscribe to the “comment” alerts on blogs after you comment
- work on opening hooks with anything out of the ordinary
- feel certain that one day you will exit a carwash and find yourself in a wormhole or time warp
- have an affinity for dragons, gnomes, or other creatures of lore–and maybe an unofficial collection
- have a playlist of music, and a collection of movies, that inspires you to create
- find that six hours feels like two–if that!–when you’re doing what you love
Any of these things ring true for you? What did I miss?
*pictures found on Pintrest with the exception of the gnomes