Signs that you are turning into a writer.
There we are, back on topic! Yeah, I've picked up writing again. Or I did during Interrail. It's amazing how much inspiration there are on trains (right, JKR?). I mean, I wrote some before, and quit because I wasn't pleased. Yes, miss Perfectionist, that is pure STUPIDITY. But right now, everything is just bouncing arond in my head again. My main story is picking itself together in a way I never knew was possible. The main plot isn't quite there yet, but the characters are. Their quirks and neurosises, their strong and weak sides, their motivations and feelings. And to me, the plot is often an excuse for the characters to interact. Sometimes the plot grows entirely out of the characters, like it mainly does now.
Digression much? Yes. Anyway, I was going to list some signs you're turning into a writer. So here goes.
- You sit in cafés, drinking lattes and writing on napkins.
- You swear you feel your fingers itch when you haven't written for a while
- You get abstinences from writing.
- In a problematic situation, you think: WWPD? [What Would Palano Do?]
- You discover ink stains from your pen on your nose.
- You suddenly see the appeal of writing 3k in three hours, and liking it.
I might add, you start writing walls of text instead of readable entries. This is just ramblings, really. I want to write my beloved story. I have several, but this is The One.
And that's all I can remember right now. I love you.
SARENKA! Need a translation so you won't get a terrible headache from this? Call me ;)
I <3 you, you know.