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5 Things Writers Can't Stand

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Writing is great in every way possible. I've been writing for more than 10 years now, and I can't think of any other time I would've rather been doing anything else besides creating experiences and realities that were foreign to us. At this point in time, writing feels like an extension of myself in a way. It's the itch I love to scratch, the dog I can't wait to see when I get home and the qwerty to my keyboard. Yeah, I get to create numerous ideas in more forms than I can count, but it's not a rainbow sparkled adventure all the time. There are actually a few things about it that can make your head spin in a 360-degree angle followed up by projectile vomiting.

1. "Write something about me right now!"

As much as I would like to write an entire novel at someone's request, making them the main protagonist on an epic quest, it just doesn't work that way. Writing is a process that some of us take a while to even get in the mood to do. If you know a writer who can make an entire book in one sitting, please send them my email.

2. Being expected to have read every book ever published.

Me having a passion for literature doesn't mean I need to have read every notable text in creation. There's no need to gasp because I haven't read the "Divergent" series yet. If I could read every book while still maintaining a job, school and relationships, that would be grand.

3. Writer's block.

It happens at the worst times and will only frustrate you more when thinking of ways to get rid of it. This could possibly be the most accurate manifestation of the phrase "I don't know."

4. Movie adaptations.

It's heartbreaking to see Hollywood completely butcher the characters and story to some of your favorites. Remember when they ruined "Deadpool" the first time around so we just pretended it never happened?

5. The one field assumption.

Not everyone who writes wants to produce amazing tales and become the next J.K. Rowling or Stephen King. Some writers like poetry, some like penning songs, some like to do weekly journal entries, some like to only write album reviews and some people like to do all three. Writers are more than just novelists. Just because someone is a film student doesn't mean that they automatically have a desire to be a director, does it?

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