The Literary Citizen Winter/Spring 2017 | Page 34

Play On Words

You know you’re a Writer when…

…You get out of bed in the middle of the night to search for a piece of paper and a pen to write down an idea.

…You purposefully hang around people that drive you crazy so you can study their personality quirks to use in your writing.

…You Google every variation of your novel’s possible title to see if anyone else thought of it.

…Staring into space does not necessarily mean you aren’t working.

…You only go outside if you need to research something for your book.

…You sit at your desk and pull an expression just to make sure you’ve described it correctly.

Cite the Source

Do you know who wrote these famous lines?

“You’re mad. Bonkers. Off your head…But I’ll tell you a secret…all of the best people are.”

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”

(Answers at the bottom of page.)

Source Answers: Lewis Carroll, Alice In Wonderland, and Maya Angelou, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

YOU SET THE SCENE

Write the first lines of this scene.

Send your answers to [email protected], Subject Line SET SCENE.

Art by Kendra Nelson