10 Reasons TO Date a Writer

In my last post, I warned potential "significant others" what to expect when dating a writer. Basically, I told them to stay away. Far away. (See post here)

Well, today I'm turning the tables. Now I'm telling you to come closer. In fact, don't settle for someone who doesn't like to write (or at least read!).

10 Reasons TO Date a Writer

1. You will never be bored. Writers can take the most humdrum activity (grocery shopping, per say) and turn it into a hunt through the wild jungles of ShopRite.

2. Chatting with us online? You won't have to wait forever for a reply. We're super fast typers. It comes with the territory. Want us to type up something for you? That might take some bribing, but if we really like you, the odds are in your favor.

3. We'll understand what you're thinking, even if you don't say it out loud. Our job requires us to get inside our character's heads. And they're imaginary (to some of us). A real person? It's a cinch.

4. If we argue over something, the fight won't last long. We're used to looking at different sides. We don't write antagonists and protagonists for nothing, you know!

5. Rarely, if ever, do we suffer from communication problems (spending 50,000+ words communicating with a reader!). Instead, we reserve that flaw for our characters and their romantic interests.

6. Patience is our middle name. Figuratively. The writing/publishing process takes years. That "patience" muscle has been strengthened quite a bit by now.

7. With us, you'll learn new words every day. You'd be astounded by the sheer number of synonyms there are for the word "fingers."

8. Rainy days don't make us grumpy. In fact, we love them. Bring out the tea and books! ...Care to snuggle?

9. The easiest way to sweep us off our feet is to use the phrase, "Can I read your book?" or "Let's go to the bookstore. You can pick anything you want." *SWOON*

10. We love relentlessly. If we can spend years writing and facing rejection with one book and still not give up... It's a guarantee that we'll never give up on you.

So do yourself a favor. Date a writer. You won't regret it. As long as you can handle the 10 Reasons NOT to date us. Which really aren't deal breakers anyway!

10 Reasons NOT to Date a Writer

After all the Elite Daily articles devouring my Facebook newsfeed about reasons why you should love a "Complicated Girl" and an "Open-Hearted Girl," I'm doing my own version.

With a twist.

Keep in mind, this post is just for fun. Don't ruin it and get offended.

10 Reasons NOT to Date a Writer

1. You'll never measure up to fictional men. Much less the men we create.

2. We get very frustrated when we can't figure out what to write/plot next. Stay away.

3. If you are dumb enough to interrupt us while writing/plotting, be prepared for us to ignore you. Or yell at you. Or throw a book at you. RESPECT THE MUSE! She's very stingy.

4. Expect middle-of-the-night phone calls or texts. Because we've just come up with a pivotal plot idea and need someone to talk to about it.

5. We suffer from bi-polar self-esteem. If you can't come up with encouraging phrases when we're depressed or aren't ready to join our spur-of-the-moment jumping-up-and-down party when we're excited... Step aside.

6. You'll have to read. A lot.

7. And you'll mostly be reading our books for critiquing purposes. Even if you craft your criticism in the best way possible, we still might not talk to you for a few hours. Flowers and food will speed up this process.

8. Speaking of food, we need a steady supply while pounding out a story. Hope you like grocery store runs!

9. On a date, we might be staring at you intently as you speak, but we're not actually listening. We just came up with (and are thinking through) a new novel idea involving spaghetti, meatballs, and murder.

10. When our query letters go out, we will pay our email inbox much more attention than you. Sorry.

It's tough loving a writer. But stay tuned. Up next: 10 Reasons TO Date a Writer. Talk about confusing, huh? ;)