If you are a writer, we bet you’ve heard your share of comments ranging from utterly ridiculous to downright stupid. While you tend to ignore most of them because honestly, some people are just dumb and have #NoFilter, some comments are so bad that they deserve their own award. Hence the hashtag #ThingsNotToSayToAWriter.
Check out the ridiculous list of things people have said to writers and if you have a friend who is a writer, make sure you put these on your list of things to never say, ASAP.
You should do something like Twilight, that was really popular!! #ThingsNotToSayToAWriter
— Sarah Sarah Sarah (@elsagrabthesalt) July 28, 2015
Can you write something nice in this card for me? #ThingsNotToSayToAWriter
— Rachel Langer (@rachlanger) July 28, 2015
“We’d love you to write for us. We can’t really pay-well, you’ll earn loads of experience-but we don’t have money.” #ThingsNotToSayToAWriter
— Abbe Wright (@AbbeWright) July 28, 2015
I saw the movie, though. #thingsnottosaytoawriter
— Betsy (@studio_gal) July 28, 2015
#ThingsNotToSayToAWriter “isn’t YA fiction for kids?” Or “writing fiction is easy, you just make stuff up.”
— Samantha Eaton (@Samantha_Eaton3) July 28, 2015
Oh, you’re a copywriter. Not like a real writer. #ThingsNotToSayToAWriter
— Sidra Zimmerman (@sidraz) July 28, 2015
“Oh, I used to write stories. Then I got a proper job.” #thingsnottosaytoawriter
— Madeline Dyer (@MadelineDyerUK) August 7, 2013
RT @ShenizJ: You know that box you had under the bed, with all those random papers in it? I threw it out. #thingsnottosaytoawriter
— Jenna Avery (@JennaAvery) August 3, 2012
“Writing’s all very well for those who don’t know what to do, and haven’t get a job.” #thingsnottosaytoawriter
— Madeline Dyer (@MadelineDyerUK) July 14, 2012
Are you still writing? #thingsnottosaytoawriter
— Lori Hahnel (@LoriHahnel) July 12, 2012
You don’t work fulltime, right? We need you on PTA. Book fair. Welcome committee. Field trip. Volunteer tutor. #thingsnottosaytoawriter
— Stacy McAnulty (@stacymcanulty) July 5, 2012
#thingsnottosaytoawriter You’re a writer? So how come I’ve never heard of you?
— Blue Guides (@blueguides) July 5, 2012
“Why don’t you try writing the way other people write?” #thingsnottosaytoawriter
— Melissa Barlow (@LiteraryMouse) July 4, 2012
Why don’t you do something productive with your time? #thingsnottosaytoawriter
— Becinator (@DemonicDragon) July 4, 2012
how’s the job search going? #ThingsNotToSayToAWriter
— Xuxu Beleza (@Soulmech) July 29, 2015
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