Some common exchanges we writers often have (not necessarily willingly) are:
“And what do you do?” asks the new acquaintance.
“I’m a writer,” answers The Writer.
“Oh, how fun! I always wanted to be a writer!” the new acquaintance enthuses. “I’ve got the perfect idea for a novel and as soon as I have time, I’ll write it.”
Yeah right.
If you are a writer, you MAKE time. Writers write—we don’t make excuses for not writing (as much as some days we’d like to). Over the winter, I’ll be featuring writers that I know—people who write no matter what—in my new series “Writers write.” Some of the writers have other jobs, which are often fulltime. Some actually write for a living.
“And what do you do?” asks the new acquaintance.
“I’m a writer,” answers The Writer.
“Oh, how fun! I always wanted to be a writer!” the new acquaintance enthuses. “I’ve got the perfect idea for a novel and as soon as I have time, I’ll write it.”
Yeah right.
If you are a writer, you MAKE time. Writers write—we don’t make excuses for not writing (as much as some days we’d like to). Over the winter, I’ll be featuring writers that I know—people who write no matter what—in my new series “Writers write.” Some of the writers have other jobs, which are often fulltime. Some actually write for a living.
1 comment:
it's funny, I get this too. I also get it when I say I act and paint. The amount of people who have told me that they were good at painting in school is incrediable. I wonder do doctors and lawyers also get that. 'What do you do?' 'I'm a policeman.' 'Oh, I used to be really good at protecting and serving. I could have been a policeman.' :)
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