Disclaimer: I am not a parent, all of the things written about this topic are from my own observations, thoughts, parent portrayal in the media, and research, not from experience.
There are many people out there who say that being a writer is easy and isn't a real job (there are also people out there that say the same thing about being a parent but that is much more rare). I am here to tell them that they are wrong and to remind other writers that what we do is difficult and real work.
1). Getting up in the middle of the night. Every single parent experiences waking up in the middle of the night to a crying child, so do writers. We may not have to wake up to feed, change, or care for a sick child, but our writing is still our babies. We might be working on a novel and really get to know a character and before we know it we are waking up and arguing with them at 3 in the morning about how they are unhappy with the dress they're wearing in chapter two. Another example is that an idea might pull us out of dreamland and not leave us alone until we write it down, and by then we're so awake that we end up writing for another hour before going back to sleep (if there's still time for sleep that is).
2). Constantly worrying. Parents worry about their children's well being, their future, and if they themselves are good enough parents; writers have the same worries. We worry if our hard drives will crash, or if we long hand, worry about losing our favorite pen or the notebook all our writings are in. We worry that our novels, short stories, poems, articles, etc. will be published and seen by others. We worry if we are good enough writers or if what we write is worth the paper it's written or printed on. Just because our children don't run around doesn't mean they aren't our children.
3). Undying love. Parents love their children no matter what, they love them if they flush a watch down or if they get a bad grade. Writers are the same way, we will always love our writing. There may be days when we want to give up and toss our notebooks or computers (or typewriters if you're old school) out the window, but at the end of the day our writings are our children.
I hope you now have a better understanding of a writer and their love for their writings, even if we have our own children, our writing will always have a special place in our hearts.
Until next time, bye my Lovelies, happy writing~Shadow
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LosoweThis is a random piece for all the writers who are experiencing anxiety, depression, and anger because the non writers don't understand us.
