Same as everyone's life. Eat, work, and sleep.
Oops! Kidding...
But, I’ll tell you what I think is happening with most writers in the world as of present-day.
A day usually starts with a good cup of coffee for a writer. He/she then starts to write and continue writing till the late evening or until the night breaks out with an accomplishment of minimum 2000 words and manages to finish a novel within 3 months. Once the novel gets published, he/she earns a best seller status in a year.
This is kinda how a writer’s life should have been (ideally).
However, in reality, a writer’s life is not even close to that. For those who have misconceptions about writing game, here’s a much-needed reality check.
Writer’s life is anything but pink summer. In fact, it is predominantly filled with rainy blues.
For a writer, writing is 30% talent and 70% hard work. Our brain doesn’t overflow with creativity as people think. Even if it does happen once in a blue moon, it lasts only for a while before disappearing into thin air.
We don’t write throughout a year. Ever heard of writer’s block? Yes, I’m talking about the same hellish condition in which a writer is unable to think of what should be written next. Sometimes, writer’s block lasts from hours to days to months. It is not a myth. It is real and horrible. Not even famous authors like Stephen King, Harper Lee and George R. R. Martin are immune to this occasional drought.
We are excellent procrastinators. Though we feel the need to write the things our brain dearly holds on to, we make a plethora of excuses to take a break from writing whenever we can.
At the same time, we also feel guilty at our procrastination. There is always a constant nagging somewhere at the back of our mind, nudging us to do the deed.
We are inevitably hyper-sensitive when it comes to our works. It’s a given, considering the amount of blood, sweat, and tears we put in. When we share our work with people, we share a precious part of ourselves.
A majority of us are either introverts or ambiverts.
Most of us don’t sing in showers, instead, we plot our ideas there. To tell the truth, we tend to develop most of our interesting ideas or plot twists when we are inside the bathroom.
Writers don’t always enjoy writing. Even professionals agonize over writing from time to time. That doesn’t mean we force our way through with no choice. Writing occupies our every thought and we feel an obligation to respond to them. At times, writing is the only thing that makes sense to us.
There’s nothing more bizarre than a writer’s browser history. If you happen to see an article stating, “Different methods to kill a person” in a writer’s browser, do not freak out. It’s probably for the future reference.
Amidst all, as writers, we also have some interesting perks.- Writers can create a world of our own.
- Writers can create anything from nothing.
- Writers can spot errors from anything instantly because we grew whilst making them.
- Writers can work in PJs or sleepwear as long as they can.
- Writers can create characters based on real life people and make them do as they want.
- Writers can live the life they want through their characters.
- Writers always have excuses for their strange habits (like researching weird stuff, staring at people, browsing at odd hours and a lot more).
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