Which Not-Quite-Writer are you?
Let’s face it, our writing strengths can also be our downfall.
Scroll through the twelve Not-Quite-Writers below and choose the one that best reflects your writing persona.
You know the value of a solid outline. You’ve got it all figured out and you’re going to write a bestseller! That is, just as soon as you find the courage to start.
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You love flying by the seat of your pants. You’ll write all the way to the end! Then you’ll swiftly realise you made a wrong turn back at the midpoint and have to do it all over again.
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You prefer your men hot and your chicks lit. You know the best place to find your dream date (outside of your actual dreams) is between the pages of your very own steamy novel.
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Why settle on one sentence when a whole paragraph would do? If you could swim around in delicious words like a literary Scrooge McDuck, you would.
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You don’t mind if the world is utopian or dystopian, so long as it’s in a galaxy far, far away. You’re seriously considering taking out a patent on your latest fictional invention.
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You’ll create entire species, cities, worlds in one writing session. You’re so immersed it almost looks like you’re drowning. But you’re getting there! Just a mere 150,000 words to go…
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Writing, to you, is all about making your mark. You’re not afraid to crack open a fresh notebook and scrawl illegible hieroglyphics in it. After all, you can always buy another new notebook!
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Writing is a battle of wits, but you’ve come armed. You’re here to play with the big boys – the literary giants – and you’re in good company: Kafka was also unappreciated in his lifetime.
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You dreamed of writing a book. You never imagined you’d write ten books… of notes. You love facts, which is good because soon you’ll have to face them: that novel’s not going to write itself.
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Writing is easy for you; you just open a vein and bleed. Every time you write it feels like open-heart surgery. Sure, it’s painful, but it’s cheaper than therapy!
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Alcohol is the magical elixir that unlocks your literary genius. You believe it’s wise to write drunk and edit sober. Unfortunately, you usually end up writing drunk and editing hungover.
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Your main source of inspiration is caffeine. You can smash out an entire first draft in one long, furious night of typing. The only problem? It will make little sense in the harsh light of day.
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