You might be an insane author if...

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So I was sitting in my english class one day thinking about a story I was writing, not listening to my teacher, when it hit me. I am totally insane. Every free moment I get, and some unfree ones, I make up a random story or fantasy in my head. Half my life most be spent in this crazy fantasy world of mine. So I think to myself maybe I'm not the only person who is completely nuts. So I made this list and have decided to share it with you. Many, but not all, of these things apply to me. Tell me what you think and feel free to add your own statements to the list.



(MFH=margins/footers/headers)

You might be an insane author if...

1.You take a notebook with you wherever you go.

2.You never let anyone read from this notebook.

3.You write to-do lists in the MFH.

4.You write grocery lists in the MFH.

5.You write random quotes of the day in the MFH.

6.You have many different ways to spell the same word in the MFH(you
have this so you know you are spelling the word correctly).

7.You draw detailed doodles in the MFH.

8.You list random character names in the MFH.

9.You have brainstorming sessions with friends to come up with character
names.

10.You have conversations with friends about how it would be cool(and
funny) to publish your notebooks as is(with all the notes, lists, etc.
in the MFH).

11.When using a pencil and you make a mistake you scratch it out instead
of erasing it.

12.You shave all the paint off your pencil to get down to the wood.

13.You keep using your pencils until the eraser is completely gone and
the end of the point is butting up against the metal eraser casing.

14.A teacher or friend has ever given you a new pencil because they
can't stand watching you try to write with the aforementioned pencil.

15.Your teachers know you as their "writing student" (and friends you're
their "writing friend").

16.You write your story instead of doing your schoolwork or job.

17.You spend several long hours thinking of different plot lines for
your story.

18.You stay up until the wee hours of the morning writing your story.

19.You write a story down out of order so you most flip back and forth
through the pages to read it.

20.You start writing one story then randomly start another one halfway
through the first. Then change back to the first story several pages
into the second.

21.You know all the names of the authors of your favorite books.

22.You know how to spell all these authors' names(even the most
difficult ones).

23.You know some of these authors personally.

24.You have in dept conversations with these authors about how to write
a good plot line.

25.You read this and you can say "that's me" to more then fifteen of
these statements.

26.You actually do crazier stuff then what's listed here.

I hope you enjoyed this fun list brought to you by

Nyssa Torbeck(insane author) :crazy:
 

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This is a great list! IMHO, the best authors are insane. :smile: A lot of things on the list apply to me- especially the never letting people see the journal one.

How's this? You've filled out as many surveys (if not more) for your characters as for yourself.
 

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You've had in depth conversations with your favorite authors? Which ones?
Erin
 

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Don'tLiveonMoon said:
You've had in depth conversations with your favorite authors? Which ones?
Erin

Is this a question directed at me?

If it is, that is one of the ones that doesn't apply to me, unfortunately. But I figure some people out there must do it so I put it in.

Unless you count my friend Whitney, she is a great poet.
 

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Ah, okay. Wishful thinking then, like me... But I do have friends who are excellent writers and it would not surprise me one bit if they wound up famous someday.
Erin
 

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Yeah.

#'s 15, 19, 22, 23, and 24 don't apply to me.



1.I'm known as my teachers reading student.
2.I make sure I never write a story out of order which means I have to keep a lot of it inside my head. A lot of changes happen to my story when it's in this stage of developement.
3.I've always been a bad speller.
4.And I don't know any authors and so I can't talk with them.
 

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RedDragon said:
9.You have brainstorming sessions with friends to come up with character
names.
I do FAR worse! I have brainstorming seasions with my CHARACTERS!
 

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HaHa
Heh whatever floats your boat, buddy.
I dub your an Insane Author.
Go into the world and spread your crazy stories.
 

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What? You mean you don't?

Gosh! I work out my major plot points, by sitting characters in a room (on paper) then writing:

Character1: So, what is the purpose of our story?
Chracter2: ...

And so on...I thought everyone did...
 

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No I don't do that, but I do try to channel my characters.
Get the feel of them and all.
 
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