Caution: Writer at Play

Truths and consequences of being a writer - in no particular order:

• I have a thing for alliteration. I'm working on it.
• Writing is the hardest job I've ever had.
• My quirky side gets to come out and play every day.
• I get zero time off.
• It's often more difficult to make decisions In Real Life because more possibilities present themselves automatically without me trying to think of them.
• I have no idea how characters get in my head.
• Writing is the funnest job I've ever had.
• My intuition about people I meet face-to-face has become nearly spot-on. At times, it's scary. Then to keep things real, I'll be way off on someone. Or two in a row.
• I love learning the story.
• If I go too long without writing, I get really cranky.
• Writing isn't work as long as you love doing it.
• I often stare at people and don't realize I'm doing it at first.
• When I'm researching, my tangents have tangents and those take me to some amazing places. They also take me offtrack. I love research because I love learning new things.
• I'm a top-notch procrastinator. I could teach a class.
• Writing keeps me sane.
• I've learned to trust that when it's time to write, the words will come. They may need changing, but the thought will be there.
• Being the quiet girl always reading a book turned out to be a good thing.

What have you learned from writing?

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