Buzz·Posted on Oct 6, 201333 Untold Truths That Writers Know Too WellFor starters, you're probably ambivalent about "listicles."by Rega JhaBuzzFeed India ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. This is both the most exciting and the most terrifying sight in the world. 2. Because Writer's Block is a real thing and there is nothing worse than it. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. You've resigned yourself to a life of abject poverty. 4. While secretly holding on hope that you'll be the next billionaire author. There is no middle ground. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. You dread being asked what you do, because saying you're a writer always elicits interesting reactions. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. Your friends all send you their papers* to edit. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. You process all your experiences by writing extensively about them. 8. Which means all your significant others' email inboxes are repositories of your best works. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. And all your feelings are also available for public viewing somewhere on the internet. 10. Because at some point early on, you forsook your privacy for your career. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. You know that there are good words and then there are bad words... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. You involuntarily copyedit people as they speak, and make character judgments based on grammar. 13. You're constantly torn between wanting to self-promote... And not wanting to be that guy. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. You carry around a notebook full of bizarre observations... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. You have a love-hate relationship with hashtags. 16. Your sleep schedule is at the whim of your writing urge. If inspiration strikes at 4 a.m., too bad, no sleep for you. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. Which generally means that you look your worst when you write your best. 18. Your constant pursuit of new writing material means you're occasionally masochistic and self-destructive. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. Your friends are used to your constantly asking them weird and personal questions. They're characters, after all. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. Misused semicolons make you want to die; like now. 21. Your parents regularly ask you, very politely, if you're absolutely certain that you don't want to do something more lucrative. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 22. Your taste in music is determined primarily by the quality of the lyrics. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 23. You get incomparable joy from successfully using the Rule of Threes. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 24. You have a special list of people to whom you send your works for feedback. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 25. You simultaneously envy and disdain peers who aren't turning their hobbies into careers. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 26. You're a tad dramatic because you can't help but see your life as a story, with heroes and villains and motives and drama. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 27. You can't remember the last time you weren't "working on a book." Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 28. (Even if some undertakings have been regrettable in hindsight.) Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 29. Despite having written zero words of it, you already have a working title for your autobiography. 30. You're extremely used to criticism, from friends and family and mostly from strangers. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 31. But all the second-guessing and creative angst is worth it when you bust out a perfect paragraph. 32. And when your masterpiece is finally done, whether that's next week or 50 years from now, you know it'll take the world by storm. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 33. And if all else fails, well... At least we'll always have the internet. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF