1. We aren't eavesdropping. Linguistic training is a part of our job. We listen to speech patterns so we can effectively write dialogue beats.
2. Yes. We do have to check Twitter, Facebook and Seekerville hourly. It is essential to stay up to date on the ever changing publishing world.
3. It is normal for writers to speak in the third person present tense. Deal with it.
4. Don't ask if we're published yet. Or if we've published anything you might have read. Trust me, it only makes us cranky.
5. As a general rule, writers are not interested in your brilliant idea for a best-seller that we can write for you and then split the profits.
6. We believe there are dumb questions. Where do you get your ideas is right up there at the top.
7. Our favorite words are not The End, they are, I want to buy your book.
8. For every ten words we write we delete six. We get goosebumps when we write the perfect sentence.
9. We are unable to watch a film with out analyzing the plot elements per the Heroes Journey. (Ordinary World, Call to Adventure, Refusal of the Call...)
10. If you see us sitting in front of the computer/laptop staring at a blank screen for long periods of time without moving, we are still writing. Do not interrupt.
Resource:
http://seekerville.blogspot.com/
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