"You're in love with a writer? Good luck with that."
When I first saw this quote, I just thought it was funny. But now I'm starting to see the absolute truth in it.
You see, I'm not a writer, per say. But I do like to write. A lot. So take it from me when I say that 'most' (meaning I'm sure I'm not the only one) writers like to spend the majority of their time immersed in fiction.
Basically, reality is like the summer home our minds take us to when we need a break.
Starting to see what could go wrong?
1. We fall in love with fictional characters. This is a problem because:
a) They don't exist.
b) We still spend a portion of time dreaming about them, even though they don't exist
c) We expect them to exist, in some form, in the 21st century and to fall madly in love with us. This doesn't usually happen.
So, if you're in love with a writer, then you must also understand that he/she is probably in love with 10 other 'people' as well, much more heroic, and better looking, than you are.
2. We day dream. A lot. There are so many better places our minds can take us to rather than reality, were we're standing at the kitchen sink washing dishes. I mean, come on!
But who doesn't do that right?
3. When you spend enough time creating characters, they actually start to seem real. You begin to think of them in totally random moments of the day - how they're going to get out of the problem they're in, what's going to happen regarding so-and-so, how they feel about a certain situation...
Its kind of like reverting back to childhood days when you had imaginary friends, but no one could see them except you. (Because, um, they're imaginary.) Writers have characters as their imaginary friends. We think about them, we care about them.
We sound completely mental institution worthy.
These are my three majors points. I would consider the benefits and the 'not so beneficial' bits about all of them, before you go falling in love with someone who spends a good deal of time tapping away at a keyboard.
And just to clear something up: if a writer tells you that they 'hear' their characters speaking to them in their heads - know that this is not a normal trait amongst us.
It even makes me highly skeptical.
(And I'm pretty sure its called schizophrenia) :p
*Kidding*
God Bless all!
Gracie
When I first saw this quote, I just thought it was funny. But now I'm starting to see the absolute truth in it.
You see, I'm not a writer, per say. But I do like to write. A lot. So take it from me when I say that 'most' (meaning I'm sure I'm not the only one) writers like to spend the majority of their time immersed in fiction.
Basically, reality is like the summer home our minds take us to when we need a break.
Starting to see what could go wrong?
1. We fall in love with fictional characters. This is a problem because:
a) They don't exist.
b) We still spend a portion of time dreaming about them, even though they don't exist
c) We expect them to exist, in some form, in the 21st century and to fall madly in love with us. This doesn't usually happen.
So, if you're in love with a writer, then you must also understand that he/she is probably in love with 10 other 'people' as well, much more heroic, and better looking, than you are.
2. We day dream. A lot. There are so many better places our minds can take us to rather than reality, were we're standing at the kitchen sink washing dishes. I mean, come on!
But who doesn't do that right?
3. When you spend enough time creating characters, they actually start to seem real. You begin to think of them in totally random moments of the day - how they're going to get out of the problem they're in, what's going to happen regarding so-and-so, how they feel about a certain situation...
Its kind of like reverting back to childhood days when you had imaginary friends, but no one could see them except you. (Because, um, they're imaginary.) Writers have characters as their imaginary friends. We think about them, we care about them.
We sound completely mental institution worthy.
These are my three majors points. I would consider the benefits and the 'not so beneficial' bits about all of them, before you go falling in love with someone who spends a good deal of time tapping away at a keyboard.
And just to clear something up: if a writer tells you that they 'hear' their characters speaking to them in their heads - know that this is not a normal trait amongst us.
It even makes me highly skeptical.
(And I'm pretty sure its called schizophrenia) :p
*Kidding*
God Bless all!
Gracie
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