I*m going to tell you a little secret about writers. Believe me or not, laugh at me or not, but it*s true. For real. I*m serious.
1. We sit around all day in flowing beautiful lingerie, eating chocolate.
2. We have secretaries that we dictate all of our wonderful books to and they type it up for us.
3. We wear designer clothes, jet off to wonderful places at the drop of a hat with our laptops.
4. We always know exactly what will happen in our stories including the beginning, middle and end.
5. We get together often for latte*s, cappuccino and/or wine and eat bon bons at our mansions sitting by the pool.
HA!!! Are you laughing yet? I almost couldn*t finish this without laughing and falling out of my chair. Believe it or not these are some myths that have been associated with writers…specifically, romance writers and it is sooooo not true. So, let me tell you the real truth. And I am for real this time.
1. I have lingerie, but right now, the air conditioner is on and I*d be a freezing fool in this house if I had on lingerie, not to mention my husband would probably attack me on sight and then I wouldn*t get any writing done at all. Occasionally, you will find a wrapper from a Reeces Peanut Butter Cup in front of me. In fact, I*m going to get one right now. I keep a stash hidden away in a cabinet in the kitchen.
2. We are our own secretaries. We type everything…and some of us even write it all out first. But personally, I*d die without my computer. I*d shoot a typewriter if it came anywhere near me. In a former life, I was an administrative assistant. OK…secretary. Sheesh! I*m trying to be politically correct here.
3. Well, this one might be kinda true for some writers, but I myself, love to shop at Target and Walmart for clothes…I rarely go to the mall. Just this last weekend I went to the Galleria Mall in Dallas and all they seemed to have was designer shops and frankly, when I walked through Saks and saw a purse sitting out on a regular shelf for $1295, I knew I was in the wrong damn place. Now don*t get me wrong, I love purses. I confess to having a couple of Coaches and Dooney & Burkes in my closet that I love…but $1295, there*s no way in hell I*d pay that much for a purse. Although, I do dream of owning a Prada one day. I used to have a laptop, but it crashed and burned over a year ago. We just replaced it a couple of weeks ago. And boy do I wish I could jet off whenever I feel like it, but a husband, three kids, a job and a mortgage kinda prevent that.
4. This could also be true for some authors, but sometimes when writing, a story can take you in a direction that you never thought of and you like the new version a whole lot better than what you originally planned out.
5. Some of us do get together, but nine times out of ten, it*s online, and I*ll have a Dr. Pepper sitting in front of me. I*ve never in my life eaten a bon bon and I*d kill for a pool in my backyard but I live on a slope so it*s just not possible…maybe my next house. And I hate coffee in any form. I don’t care how you dress it up.
So, my fellow writers and readers out there, what kind of romance writing myths have you ever heard and did you set that person straight when you heard it?
I saw these these funny little myths over on the Literary Chicks blog and just had to tweak them and make them my on. LOL
Smooches, Lyric
August 12th, 2006 at 4:08 pm
Definitely myths, lol.
August 12th, 2006 at 4:08 pm
If this was reality, more of us would be writers!
August 12th, 2006 at 4:18 pm
Great list! When I was a young girl I used to think writers were making lots of money but as the years passed I learned that that simply isn’t the case.
August 12th, 2006 at 9:06 pm
I thought all romance writers were rich and beautiful. Funny list!
August 12th, 2006 at 9:34 pm
People do assume if you’ve sold a book, you’re rolling in money. Ha! I wish lol!
August 12th, 2006 at 10:06 pm
Too funny! I have a couple of Coaches and D&Bs myself but $1295?? Yikes! This is the reason I hardly ever go to the mall - too expensive and depressing.
Crap, what’s that movie with Roseanne Barr and her husband leaves her for Meryl Streep, the famous romance writer? I LOVE that movie cos I love Meryl’s character - she’s what people THINK a successful romance author’s life must be like. W/ her pink palace and hot gardener who services her…I have a feeling they based her on Danielle Steele - hee hee hee.
Ok, I rambled enough. Sorry!
August 13th, 2006 at 4:30 pm
Had a good laugh over the list.
August 14th, 2006 at 4:07 am
Karen, you’re thinking of “She Devil”. LOL.
Lyric, you kill me.
I love this. The myths associated with writers are hilarious. Like the one that we’re FULL of ideas. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve dried up. I don’t mean writer’s block. I mean EMPTY HEAD. I blame it on motherhood.
August 14th, 2006 at 8:40 pm
That is a great list! I wish I had even a percentage of the money people would like to believe we really have! *sob* no such luck
November 30th, 2006 at 11:09 am
Very nice site!
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