By Patricia
Bradley
I came to writing rather late
in life--at the age of thirty-five. That's when these people moved into my head
and wouldn't go away until I wrote their stories. And I remember wondering when
I could call myself a writer. Have you ever thought about how writers really know they're writers? Here are a few
of my thoughts on the matter.
You might be a writer…
• If you’re sitting in a
family restaurant interviewing a police captain on how murderers get away with
their crimes while the diners closest to you edge away…
• If you’re walking down the
grocery aisle and people are staring at you and you realize you’ve been working
out your latest plot line…out loud
• If you pray for jury duty so
you can know what it's like to be a juror…
• If you take pottery lessons
for the same reason…
• If this makes sense to you:
“I got a request for a proposal from (fill in the blank). They want
three chapters and a synopsis, and you know how I hate to write a synopsis. And
I’m not sure if I want to resolve the romantic conflict or save it for the next
book…
• If you keep a notebook by
your bed so you can write the brilliant conversations that come to you in the
middle of the night…
• If you’ve ever gotten
someone to tie your hands behind your back so you can see how long it takes to
get loose…
• If you walked around the
house blindfolded to see if your other senses really become heightened…
• If you put the time your
Aunt Louise tried to shoot her second husband in your book, disguised of
course, and convince yourself that none of the family will recognize her...
• If someone comes up to you
and a writer friend in a restaurant and says, “I heard you talking and finally
figured it out—you two must be writers. All that stuff you were talking about
couldn’t happen for real. Not in this town…”
• If you get depressed because
you can’t keep your character from making a really dumb mistake…
• If you spend more money on
writing aids and retreats and conferences than you’ve received for your
stories…
If you answer yes to any of
these ifs, then no
question about it, you’re a writer.
Winner
of the 2016 Inspirational Readers’ Choice Award in Suspense, Patricia Bradley
lives in North Mississippi with her rescue kitty, Suzy. Her books include the
romantic suspense Logan Point Series and sweet romances with Harlequin
Heartwarming. Coming in January is her newest release, Justice Delayed, a
Memphis Cold Case Novel. I love connecting with readers
on my blog every Tuesday where I have a Mystery Question for them to solve:
www.patriciabradleyauthor.com/blog
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