Top Ten Reasons People Don’t Believe You’re a Writer

Have you ever told people that you’re a writer, only to be met with scoffing doubt? Perhaps you don’t fit their preconceived notion of what writers are like. Maybe you break all the author stereotypes. That’s a good thing, because there is no wrong or right way to ~be~ a writer.  (Well, okay, there are some wrong ways…but that’s not this blog post.)

Here, compiled for you in a handy-dandy Top Ten list are all the reasons why people may not believe you are a writer!

10. You’re an extrovert who actually enjoys socializing.

9. You’ve never read “classics” like 1984 or The Great Gatsby.

8. You don’t incessantly correct people’s grammar.

7. You look generally well-rested.

6. You don’t have a room overflowing with books.

5. You’re not averse to being outdoors in the sunshine.

4. Your texts and tweets are riddled with typos.

3. You don’t really like coffee.

2. You don’t own a single cat.

AND…..1. You’re relatively sober most of the time.

How many of these apply to you?  (Note: you are allowed no more than 4 or 5 before I must report you to the writer’s union for eccentricity delinquency.)