You Know You’re A Writer When…

As writer’s we’re passionate about words, we love to create characters, dialogue, and plots, and we enjoy reading.  For a few laughs, I hope you enjoy this funny (yet totally true), blog post.  YOU KNOW YOU’RE A WRITER WHEN:

 

1.  You write your Christmas cards as if you’re writing the next Great Gatsby.

 

2.  You go to parties and read the titles of the host’s books, and secretly judge the host on their chosen literature.

 

3.  You know at least ten synonyms for the word “blue.”

 

4.  You become so emotionally attached to your characters that you actually cry when something bad happens to them or you call your mother to tell her what wonderful event took place in your character’s life.

 

5.  You never leave home without a notebook and a pen.

 

6.  You always use proper grammar.

 

7.  You narrate in your head as you go about doing everyday tasks.

 

8.  It’s 3 AM in the morning and you cannot fall asleep because you need to open a Word Document and begin writing because your writer’s block finally went away and now you’re just full of ideas.

 

9.  You collect words and sentences.

 

10.  In your free time, all you do is write, think about writing, or you read.

 

11.  You leave a character unnamed for more than 10 pages simply because you are waiting for it to hit you because the name must capture everything the character stands for.

 

12.  Something terrible happens in your life or a friend’s life and you think, “Wow, this is good material for my next book.”

 

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Coffee Table Books

I have this theory that the book’s on a person’s coffee table say a lot about them.  Are there magazines on the table, a dictionary and a thesaurus; classic novels high school professors make you read, such as Romeo and Juliet, Of Mice and Men, and The Great Gatsby, or are there unique, odd books such as joke books or the history of chocolate?  Ever since freshman year of high school I have been collecting books that I want on my coffee table in my house.  I don’t drink coffee, but I still want the table.  Here is my coffee table book list:

1.  Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree has to be on the list because that is my all time favorite children’s book.  The story is about a boy who grows up with a tree, and the tree will do anything to keep the boy around because the tree loves the boy.  Giving up her branches, her apples, and her trunk; the tree is a loyal friend.

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2.  Marilyn Manson’s autobiography, Long Hard Road Out of Hell, is a gripping true tale that is beautiful yet ugly, brutally honest yet too informative, repulsive yet inviting, thoughtful yet incredibly frank, and grotesque yet insanely elegant.  Manson is a brilliant man that has much to say about his own life, his dreams, his setbacks, fame, and just about everything.

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3.  The Kurt Cobain Journals will proudly be displayed on my coffee table.  I have yet to finish the lengthy passages Cobain has written, but no doubt this book is part of my collection.  Filled with his musings, notes, artwork, and various song lyrics, and bits about the ban; this book delves into Cobain’s psyche.  He’s my favorite singer; Nirvana is one of my favorite bands, and his story has captured my interest ever since I was little.

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4.  When I unwrapped this book one Christmas morning, it screamed at me, “I am coffee table material.”  The book, Vans: Off the Wall: Stories of Sole from Vans Originals, documents the entire history of what Vans stands for, the history of the shoe, and its filled with colorful images.  And since I have my own pair of black and white checkered Vans, this book deserves a spot on the table.

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5.  I have yet to purchase this book (because it’s rather pricey), but the Indie Rock Poster Book is a must on my coffee table.  The entire book is filled with colorful images of various posters for bands.  I am lover of bands and music, and I am intrigued by poster designs.

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6.  The children’s book, Cookies: Bite Size Life Lessons written by Amy Rosenthal, was an impulse buy of mine, but completely worth it.  The illustrations help define words every kid must learn at some point in life, such as honesty and fair.  And the cute part is that every life lesson is based around cookies, and at the end of the book there’s a recipe for chocolate chip cookies.

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7.  Just the other day I went to a local bookstore and was browsing the shelves for fun.  I stumbled upon a book called Too Bad Its Poetry by Jim Warner.  WOW.  I was hooked on the first poem, and I knew I had to buy it.  I’ve read through it twice already, taken notes, and have been inspired.  The book is unique in that it’s like a record, with Side A, and then you flip the book over for Side B.  The poems range in subject matter from identity, to the past, to love.  Warner’s style is truthfully elegant.

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8.  Lastly, there is a book out there I have wanted to read since 8th grade.  I have yet to get my hands on it because I can only order it online.  The book is called Purpose for the Pain by Renee Yohe.  I am an avid believer in the To Write Love On Her Arms movement, and this is the story of the girl who inspired the entire movement.  Filled with her handwritten journals, the story documents her journey.  But, until I get to read it, her book will merely exist on this list.

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