You know you're a writer when...

You know you're a writer when, once your eye catches this thread, you're overwhelmed with flashbacks of writer-ly things you've done over the years. Such as google the longest word in the dictionary that can be used for everyday use just because you feel like it.

You know you're a writer when you keep scraps of paper and receipts in your pockets to always have something on hand to write on in an emergency - to the point where you can't find the idea you wanted because it's lost in the handful of folded and worn scraps.

(Actually served me well today: I had a receipt from the library in my pocket and a pencil and I sat in my car with my wallet as a hard surface on my knee to write out an idea while waiting for my mom at the store.)

~GryphonFledgling

you know you're a writer when your mom considers having you write your sister's collage application essay for her XD

You know you're a writer when you keep scraps of paper and receipts in your pockets to always have something on hand to write on in an emergency - to the point where you can't find the idea you wanted because it's lost in the handful of folded and worn scraps.

I keep a piece of paper and a pen in the inside pocket of my coat just in case.

You stay up until midnight on a school night editing a story. (did that last night)

You wish you could carry your laptop to school with you just so you can write.

You wish you could carry your laptop to school with you just so you can write.

xD *raises hand* Guilty!

-You know you're a writer when you absolutely must carry your notebook with you at all times, even when you have Writers' Block and know that you're not going to be writing anything anyway. You just have to have it with you, "just in case". xD

-You know you're a writer when you are in your car and correct the grammar on the billboards as you pass by them.

-You know you're a writer when you look forward to your English/Creative Writing class everyday.

-You know you're a writer when you are told that you have to write an essay/research paper/the like, and you're the only one who goes, "YUSSSSS!!!!!!!", while the rest of the class looks at you like you're on some sort of medication.

-You know you're a writer when you mark up every book you read, correcting mistakes that the editor seems to have missed.

-You know you're a writer when your Creative Writing teacher calls you her "protege"/"little writer". xD

-You know you're a writer when you're haunted in your sleep by potential novel outlines.

-You know you're a writer when you're yelled at in class for writing a novel/poem instead of taking notes.

-You know you're a writer when, even though she's not your teacher anymore, you still like to talk to/hang out with your Creative Writing teacher from a previous year, and you still have her read your writing and bounce ideas off of her every now and again - which she also does in return. xD (Okay, so this probably only pertains to me... Because I tend to hang out with people that aren't my age--more like three times my age, but still. She's awesome.)

-You know you're a writer when you join a site for writers (namely, YWS) and join a bunch of other writing nerds in creating a list of things that constitute being a writer. xxD

-You know you're a writer when you're haunted in your sleep by potential novel outlines.

Aren't we all?

You know you're a writer when you fell asleep in front of the computer because you've been typing too long.

You know you're a writer when you write three chapters at once in a frenzied state, then drop off to sleep. The next day, you take a look at those chapters, then delete everything except for the first page.

You know you're a writer when you write.

Manny wrote:You know you're a writer when you write.

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I can't think of anything else to add! Y'all covered them all!
I am sad to say that I agree with every single one of these things.
I will post again when I can think up of some new ones!

You know you're a writer when you absolutely must carry your notebook with you at all times, even when you have Writers' Block and know that you're not going to be writing anything anyway. You just have to have it with you, "just in case". xD

That is so me! Okay, I do like three quarters of what everyone's said.

I can't think of any. It seems like everyone covered everything. Hmm...I don't recall if this one's been used:

You know you're a writer when you start speaking your characters conversations out loud

I'm sure this one has already been posted. Oh well!

-You know you're a writer when your family and friends feel scared to speak with or even near you because you correct their grammar so often.

-You know you're a writer when you have a mental breakdown on the days that you don't have English class and you spend the rest of the school day in a bad mood.

-Winter

You know you're a writer when you want to and do watch an insanely stupid Disney channel movie just because the dad in it is an author. But you can't help yourself.

You know your a writer when you scribble down story ideas in the middle of class and then start writing a story using those ideas once you get home.

Moody wrote:You know your a writer when you scribble down story ideas in the middle of class and then start writing a story using those ideas once you get home.

OR, you know you're a writer when you actually start that story in the middle of class.

.:Elf:. wrote:

Moody wrote:You know your a writer when you scribble down story ideas in the middle of class and then start writing a story using those ideas once you get home.

OR, you know you're a writer when you actually start that story in the middle of class.

Another tie-in to this:

You know you're a writer when you have to re-do class because you spent the whole time (or half) daydreaming.