Ten Things Never To Say To A Writer

In the spirit of… something… I’ve decided to compile a list of ten things you should never, ever say to a writer. I’m sure all of us can relate, largely because they’ve probably happened to most of us in real life, but also because there is a level of insanity that comes with being a writer that non-writers just don’t “get.” They don’t get the characters in your head. The constant need to write. The 2 a.m. mornings spent typing away at your computer. And they most certainly don’t get how to talk to a writer about his or her writing, which is where this list comes in.

WARNING: excessive GIF use.

1. “Anyone can write a book.”

Enough said.

2. “You said you want to write for a living? No, really, what do you want to do when you grow up?”

3. “Since you like writing so much, will you write this essay for me?”

***

4. “You must have a lot of free time to write all those books.”

This one gets to me every time, hence. Yeah, of course I do my writing from midnight to 2 a.m. every night (morning?) because I just have buckets of free time.

***

5. “Will you write me into your book?”

***

6. “Have you ever considered publishing your book?”

What a brilliant idea! That never crossed my mind until now.

***

7. “I hate reading.”

***

8. “So are you, like, a psycho soon-to-be serial killer to spend all that time at your computer?”

***

9. “Are there vampires in your book?”

***

And the kicker:

10. “Aww you’re writing a book? That’s cute.”

If you'd like to spread the word: Twitter

Facebook

Like this: Like Loading... Related