1. It's not a hobby, it's a real job.
2. Everything we see, experience, or hear is logged away in a filing room in our brains in case we want to use it in our next book, article or blog. So basically, watch what you share. You've been warned.
3. If we're writing don't come in every five minutes to ask if we've done any laundry because you're out of socks. Good grief.
4. Most writers use a thesaurus when they just can't think of the right word…not me of course.
5. We have fragile egos. When we say we want an honest opinion on a book, just say you love it. Agents and editors will tell us every single thing they don't like about it. You can just smile and ask to be an extra when the movie version comes out.
6. Not all writers write novels. Some write short stories, magazine articles, movie scripts, plays, news stories, ads, web copy and blogs. Some even write poetry, but that's a stretch.
7. Some writers use pseudonyms. Would you purchase a mystery/thriller if the author's name was Bitsy Lee Butts?
8. Writing is an art, which makes writers artists. Artists use many tools to hone their craft. So it's perfectly all right for me to get a contractor's discount at Home Depot and that guy at the front desk shouldn't have looked at me like I was an idiot when I asked for one.
9. Writer's sometimes hit a wall, like I did with number 8. When a writer hits a wall, he or she can exhibit certain personality traits that are less than desirable. Just deal with it.
10. Sometimes writers get stuck and can't think of a good ending. When that happens we just
