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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Rebekka. says
Yes, yes, yes, and yes!
And yes, we are awesome.
Laurie J. Edwards says
Love it!
Christine Monson says
OMG! This is SO funny and TOO true! Thank you. I haven't laugh, cried this much in a long time.
Vicki Orians says
lol I love this post! So very true. π
Matthew MacNish says
Is this new or is there a glitch in the matrix?
Nathan Bransford says
Matt-
Are you thinking of this one?
https://nbrans.wpengine.com/2012/08/the-publishing-process-in-gif-form.html
Christine Monson says
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."
Ava Jae says
I absolutely love this! Thank you, Nathan!
Ariel Eishen says
Oh man, I snorted a little! Thanks for reminding me I'm normal, Nathan! Ha!
Cheryl St.John says
I laughed all the way through. Sheldon was my favorite, though.
abc says
That Zoolander thing WILL ALWAYS MAKE ME LAUGH.
Annabel Joseph says
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.
Chitra Divakaruni says
You got it! Sharing your link on my FB page https://www.facebook.com/chitradivakaruni
Chitra Divakaruni
stopdropreload says
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.
Spike says
Sweet! Love these, and if you ever want to stop writing and make internet content… I would watch it. π
Josin L. McQuein says
Abso-friggin-lutely.
And you also know the only four letter word that really makes a writer shudder is: EDIT.
Peter Dudley says
Dude.
Lee Libro says
Yowsa! Very entertaining! Loved it!
Laurie Evans says
Awesome!
Elaine Smith says
I enjoyed this – grining so hard should not hurt π
Rena says
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.
Shruti says
As always, absolutely amazing.
Sass Cadeaux says
Thanks for the laughs and accurate description.
Looking forward to your future blogs!
Elisa Nuckle says
This is hilarious and accurate. I love gif posts like these because they're so derpy and fun.
Calliopenjo says
Couldn't have said it any better myself. This was fun. Do you think teachers would be willing to adopt this form of teaching?
120Pages says
Fantastic!
I still look back at "The Publishing Process in GIF Form" whenever I need a laugh.
So funny, and so true!!! Thank you!
Lia Keyes says
GENIUS.
Sarah Hipple says
Funny and yet a reminder that I'm not completely crazy too (or at least not more so than other witers).
smb2323 says
I think I went through every one of these just today! LOL!
christinemareebell says
Love it!
Melissa Pearl says
You are awesome π
Thank you so much for that π
Bruce Bonafede says
Very funny piece. Some of these are hilarious. Thanks for the laughs!
Stephanie Allen says
As a Seahawks fan, I especially appreciate the Harbaugh GIF π
BECKY says
Love, love, love it!
Jennifer R. Donohue says
This is probably one of the best lists I have ever seen.
Also, I love Supernatural.
Anonymous says
Nathan, this is THE BEST post *ever*.
thewriteedge says
Love it, Nathan! And I can totally agree with every single statement. Thanks for sharing!
e_journeys says
Love it.
That would be, "Seeing typos makes you crazy," with an "s" added to "make."
(That was a test, right?)
Mira says
Awesome, Nathan! Totally fun. π
Tammy Theriault says
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!
Faith Mortimer says
The post got better and better! More and more funny…
Faith Mortimer says
Great fun- a blog post that got more hilarious the more I watched
Cecelia Dowdy says
HILARIOUS!!!
Joanna says
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
Natasha Hanova says
Perfect! And true.
Huntress, aka CD Coffelt says
My first thought was: "Wow. How succinct. He covered every base."
Then: "Oh crap. We *are* all alike."
lbombardier says
Mm hm. Yup.
Sheena-kay Graham says
This was awesome! Writers are a crazy bunch but we love what we do.
Bridgid Gallagher says
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
Anonymous says
Oh this is great…especially the part about ideas…WHY ARE YOU SNEAKING AROUND MY HOUSE IN THE CLOSETS!?!?! π ahhaha