Any time you’re not writing your novel you’re still thinking about your novel:

When people ask you for your thoughts on their writing you give them wayyyyyyyyy too much honest feedback:

Seeing typos make you crazy:

You have so many ideas for novels you don’t know where to put them all:

While your friends are out doing this:
And this:
And this:
Instead you’re inside doing this:
You wake up in the middle of the night with incredible ideas…
But then you can never remember them in the morning.
When you tell people you’re a writer they do this:
And then when they ask about what you write, first you do this:
But then when they get you talking about it you’re like this:
When you have writer’s block you want to do this:
But instead you do this:
When you get a rejection letter from an agent you do this:

But when you get a partial request you do this:
When you see a book you didn’t like on the bestseller list you go:
And when you see a book you hated on the bestseller list you go:
But when something good happens for a writer you love you go:
When someone doubts whether you’re going to be a successful writer you go:
But on the inside you’re kind of like:
When you meet a fellow writer you’re like:

And when you meet a famous writer you’re like:
You get distracted during important conversations because you want to steal something someone said for your novel:
You have strong opinions about Twilight… one way or the other:
And the only thing you love as much as writing is reading.
You know this siteβ¦

And this one…

And this one…

And this one…

And someday you’ll see your name on this one.

You know that writing is hard…
And it’s frustrating sometimes…
Did we mention it’s hard?
But you do it because it’s the best.
And sure, maybe we’re all a little crazy…
But let’s face it. Writers are awesome.
See also: The Publishing Process in GIF Form
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Yes, yes, yes, and yes!
And yes, we are awesome.
Love it!
OMG! This is SO funny and TOO true! Thank you. I haven't laugh, cried this much in a long time.
lol I love this post! So very true. π
Is this new or is there a glitch in the matrix?
Matt-
Are you thinking of this one?
https://nbrans.wpengine.com/2012/08/the-publishing-process-in-gif-form.html
And writers constantly criticize their own writing, and writing mistakes.
Opps! I meant to say in my last post, "I haven't laugh-cried this much in a long time."
I absolutely love this! Thank you, Nathan!
Oh man, I snorted a little! Thanks for reminding me I'm normal, Nathan! Ha!
I laughed all the way through. Sheldon was my favorite, though.
That Zoolander thing WILL ALWAYS MAKE ME LAUGH.
Go Gators! (the first .gif) I can honestly say I never did much thinking about my books during the games but I did do a lot of chomping.
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Chitra Divakaruni
What on Earth is going on in GIF number seven? Someone's proposed solution to diving in soccer?
Captcha: ropes hitman. That's…mildly unsettling.
Sweet! Love these, and if you ever want to stop writing and make internet content… I would watch it. π
Abso-friggin-lutely.
And you also know the only four letter word that really makes a writer shudder is: EDIT.
Dude.
Yowsa! Very entertaining! Loved it!
Awesome!
I enjoyed this – grining so hard should not hurt π
You might also know you're a writer if you interrupted reading this post to check your email hoping it was an agent getting back to you on your query letter.
This totally made my day.
As always, absolutely amazing.
Thanks for the laughs and accurate description.
Looking forward to your future blogs!
This is hilarious and accurate. I love gif posts like these because they're so derpy and fun.
Couldn't have said it any better myself. This was fun. Do you think teachers would be willing to adopt this form of teaching?
Fantastic!
I still look back at "The Publishing Process in GIF Form" whenever I need a laugh.
So funny, and so true!!! Thank you!
GENIUS.
Funny and yet a reminder that I'm not completely crazy too (or at least not more so than other witers).
I think I went through every one of these just today! LOL!
Love it!
You are awesome π
Thank you so much for that π
Very funny piece. Some of these are hilarious. Thanks for the laughs!
As a Seahawks fan, I especially appreciate the Harbaugh GIF π
Love, love, love it!
This is probably one of the best lists I have ever seen.
Also, I love Supernatural.
Nathan, this is THE BEST post *ever*.
Love it, Nathan! And I can totally agree with every single statement. Thanks for sharing!
Love it.
That would be, "Seeing typos makes you crazy," with an "s" added to "make."
(That was a test, right?)
Awesome, Nathan! Totally fun. π
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!
The post got better and better! More and more funny…
Great fun- a blog post that got more hilarious the more I watched
HILARIOUS!!!
Thank you Nathan, as I sit here editing my novel for about the 20th (hopefully the LAST) time… your gif could not have come at a better time. Your perspective, perseverance and patience at all times, in all ways is a gift
Perfect! And true.
My first thought was: "Wow. How succinct. He covered every base."
Then: "Oh crap. We *are* all alike."
Mm hm. Yup.
This was awesome! Writers are a crazy bunch but we love what we do.
Ha – that's great! Sad and funny (but mostly funny). I love the gif of Moss and Roy fist bumping – that's totally how it is when I meet writerly soul mates. π
Oh this is great…especially the part about ideas…WHY ARE YOU SNEAKING AROUND MY HOUSE IN THE CLOSETS!?!?! π ahhaha