To steal a bit from Jeff Foxworthy-
You know you are a writer when…

• You get the latest copy of Writer’s Digest and you act like Steve Martin in the movie,
“The Jerk” when he gets the new phone book.
• Your dreams only consist of characters in your latest novel.
• Everything you see is a potential story, even the garbage you see along the street- (check out the “story quilt” - for more on that idea go to: http:// eloquentauthorstoryquilting.com.
• You want to be with other writers so much you start a school to get them to come to you (okay, maybe that’s not every writer!)
• When you meet new people, you have to run and take down notes for potential future characters.
• An exciting evening out consists of a writer’s discussion group, a trip to a bookstore, or a writing class.
• Every new book that comes out, you envision your name on the cover.
• You save all your extra pennies (because as a writer, that’s about all you have) to buy writing reference materials.
• You buy cheap toothpaste to keep in the shower so when that grand idea hits you, you are ready to write it down. Okay, maybe you hadn’t thought of that one yet, but it is a great (and inexpensive) way to write down your thoughts and not have them wash off too easy before you can get to a real paper and pen! It may seem a bit weird, but hey, it works!

 And last, but not least, you know you are a writer when… 

You plan on using that last idea! 

Happy writing!