What is an author? A writer? Instead of going down a serious path, I thought that today merits a few of the sillier definitions.
You know you are an author when:
– you spend HOURS with your imaginary friends
– instead of asking WWJD, you catch yourself wondering what your protagonist would do
– when you awaken in the dead of night, you’re scared of your own villain
– your family becomes familiar with new “relatives” (characters in your novels)
– people in your inner circle ask after your main character like they know him/her personally
– you spend hours in solitude, but feel like you’ve been at the best cocktail party ever
– your most developed muscles are in your hands and forearms, from writing so much
– the line between your reality and your story blurs
– you create a world
– you are an architect, a tour guide, a world traveler – between the pages
– the story has to be told, and you are the instrument
– your life takes you on a grand adventure: through your own imagination
– you have multiple children: flesh and blood, and black and white
– your labors are exhilarating
– you can use your words as you were told when you were a child (only now you can kill people off with them haha)
Happy Thursday! Blessings to you…
“β when you awaken in the dead of night, youβre scared of your own villain
β the line between your reality and your story blurs”
I’ve had an experience with this! I actually had a nightmare when I was a younger about a villain that I created in a story. Now, I can’t quite distinguish the memories from the nightmares.
Lesson: Don’t watch Tales From The Crypt as a kid and use it as inspiration.
I was a complete ‘fraidy cat as a kid, and avoided those shows like the plague! You’re braver than I am. π
Lol! Pretty much!
Best job in the world: we get to hang out with our imaginary friends as adults. π