A silly little post for my writer friends…because I couldn’t think of anything else to write today.
16 Things Writers Love
- Staring out windows dramatically – Because clearly, they’re crafting their magnum opus, not avoiding writing.
- Buying fancy notebooks – And never using them because the first page is too precious to ruin.
- Research rabbit holes – Spending six hours learning medieval sword fighting techniques for one sentence.
- Complaining about writing – To anyone who’ll listen, including their plants.
- That one perfect pen – which they’ll lose the moment inspiration strikes.
- Procrastinating by “organizing their desk” – A cluttered space kills creativity… but so does cleaning it.
- Accidentally drinking old coffee – Because they forgot which mug was from today.
- Talking to their characters – Out loud. In public. While people awkwardly edge away.
- “The perfect title” epiphanies – At 3 a.m. when their phone is dead.
- Murdering darlings – No actual harm done, just ruthlessly cutting their favorite sentences and weeping.
- Googling weird things – Like “how to fake a death in international waters” and “can pigeons hold grudges?”
- Creating playlists for their characters – Because yes, their villain only listens to 90s grunge.
- People-watching – AKA shamelessly eavesdropping for dialogue ideas.
- Using “writer’s block” as an excuse – To binge an entire season of their favorite show.
- Getting emotional over their own plot twists – While their beta readers saw it coming 50 pages ago.
- Crying while editing your own novel
Writers, right? Totally normal people.