The art of being subtle
Twelve Quirks of Fiction Writers
Recently I read that the Oxford dictionary had updated its list and included a few new words. I decided to create some new terminology that defines writers like me and many others. If the Oxford dictionary can include words like bromance, chillax, mankini, and fnarr fnarr among others, then maybe they will consider these suggestions:
Sugaryjection – intake of a chunk of chocolate after manuscript rejection
Megasugaryjection – intake of a super size chocolate shake after multiple rejections
Vistortion – reading for so long the left eye doesn’t see what the right eye sees
Grey splatter – Writing for so long it doesn’t make sense anymore
Enamathon – continuous and obsessive tapping of keyboard leading to stunted nail growth
Telspiration – getting inspiration from TV shows and then feeling a bit guilty about it
Biproser disorder – writers’ mood swings, sometimes occurring after severe writers’ block
Gramxiety – the special kind of stress suffered when writers edit repeatedly
Hystoria – having thought of a great idea in the shower, writer is freaking out about forgetting it before getting a chance to write it down
Plotobsessosaurus – a writer who has aged prematurely due to over-thinking a plot
Javatives – overuse of adjectives due to coffee
Thesperation – writer who has misplaced his thesaurus
Send in your quirks, fnarr fnarr!
Shobha Nihalani: Meanderings 