You Know You Are A Writer When....

This post is from Carly Olson.
Feel free to fill in the blank "you know you are a writer when..." in the comments.

1. You know you are a writer when you suddenly burst into laughter during the middle of a hockey game and when your spouse asks, "what's so funny?" you reply with "oh nothing" but you are actually thinking of something witty one of your characters said.

2. You know you are a writer when you give your coffee pot a name, personality and a background story.

3. You know you are a writer when you are suddenly cranky, moody, unpleasant and horrible to be around for no apparent reason then you realize its been four days since you wrote anything.

4. You know you are a writer when you comb every stationary store for one particular pen--the only kind of pen you will use.

5. You know you are a writer when your best friend tells you her/his grandmother died and you ask if you can have their old diaries in hopes of finding a great story.

6. You know you are a writer when you are more conversational with the characters in your head than your neighbours.

7. You know you are a writer when you groan every time you hear or read the word "synopsis"

8. You know you are a writer when you write to a famous author, sign your name "author of" and they actually write back!

9. You know you are a writer when you own five dictionaries and six thesaurus's and have a box of empty notebooks waiting to be used

10. You know you are a writer when you are woken up at 3am hit by inspiration for a new story and forget it all by the time you turn your computer on.