#TenThingsNotToSayToAWriter is trending on Twitter.
My favorites are:
*So what’s your real job then?
*I’m so jealous! Being a writer is so easy! I’d love to be able to make stuff up all day and get paid for it.
*You should write a book about me.
*But what do you actually do all day?
*You’re STILL writing that book?
*Can you help me with this? It’s not like you’re doing anything important.
*So glad you’ve found an outlet to deal with your issues.
And so on and so forth.
What’s your top thing not to say to a writer?
Iqra Writes 
My favorite was from S.E. Hinton: “I thought you were dead.”
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I saw (and enjoyed) that one, too, but after I’d posted this.
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OMG, yes! Your post is spot on. People do irritate in different ways. Actually they are not aware that they are annoying the writer. It’s just best to ignore anything we don’t like.
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Haha, this was great. I’m actually very new to the whole idea of considering myself a writer. Right now, I’m still in the excitement phase. But I’m sure I’ll get these responses from some people when they ask, “so what are you doing with your life now?”
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I’m glad you liked it. Yeah, expect those responses but brush them off and keep writing ^_^
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“So glad you’ve found an outlet to deal with your issues.”
Hahaha classic! Please keep updating this post. Would love to read more 😂
And that pic tho haha.
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Haha this is so funny 😀
Currently mine is “how many hits do you get per day? ” 😉
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Haha..thats funny 😀
Currently mine is “How many hits do you get per day?” 😉
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“It’s not like you are doing anything important”…
Such a hilarious post but sooo spot on! Sometimes it’s not even expressed in words but by implication. Lets keep writing regardless…
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I can totally relate to this, I make abayas and get the same comments! It’s like they don’t understand how time consuming it is!
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Haha. Can you write a book about me?! Lol.
I don’t consider myself (neither do anyone else! ) a writer so I haven’t got much of this sort I suppose!
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Hilarious!!! So true.. as if being a writer is like doing nothing..
Please add more to this list…
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So true! I get annoyed on being repeated questioned, “why should you do this?”
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Yeah, usually, people just don’t get it. I always try to avoid mentioning that I write, and if it comes up, I do my best to change the topic. I have accepted that I can’t change the other person’s point of view.
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