Writing
Related: About this forumLiving with a writer
REASONS TO KEEP A WRITER IN YOUR HOME
they know weird facts
they're low maintenance because all they do is eat and write
great for midnight chats because they don't sleep
mainer
(12,151 posts)They're always having imaginary conversations with other people.
They're never really listening to you because of the other voices in their heads.
They need cleaning up after they emerge from their caves.
(speaking as a writer.)
I do live with one.
mainer
(12,151 posts)They know how to kill you and get away with it.
Every murder mystery I've read, and that's many, the perp always gets caught, eventually. Plus, I am an editor so I am privy to lots of secrets.
mainer
(12,151 posts)In fiction, the killer's always caught so the readers are satisfied.
At one writer's conference, I gave a talk about "how to get away with murder," but I only gave that talk once because my husband told me I could get in trouble if anyone ever took my advice.
You sound fun. Are you published?
I host the Fiction group here and every Sunday start a new discussion about what people are reading. I find it quite enjoyable, so do pop in if that sounds like something you would enjoy.
mainer
(12,151 posts)With many pals in the mystery writing community.?Were all mild mannered people with scary imaginations.