Welcome back, fellow bookcreature!
To see you here means that you enjoyed my former part and you want more. As you can see, there is a second part to this madness we call the "Writing world". I'm sure that five furthermore are not going to be enough, but maybe in the future, I might find a few others. For your information, recommendations are always welcome.
Let's leave this now and take a good look at them.
I will do it today!
You already know who that is. This person tries his best for a chapter, three months consecutive and not because it's a hard one. The cursor will constantly flicker, while they'll have three more random tabs open simultaneously. And when I say random, I mean it. Music videos, articles for the latest trends, pictures from the future or ex-boyfriend/crush, etc. Obviously, with nothing that has to do with their book. They will go out in nature to get some inspiration and be away from distractions when suddenly, a beautiful butterfly will fly right next to them, and they will start chasing it. They will procrastinate to the point that there is no turning back but, when the right moment comes, it will be enough to cover all the time they missed in a way that will make other writers cry like babies.
The stars are not in position for this tribute
Every time you would like to ask this person simple questions, like: "How's your book progress?" and suddenly you'll find yourself, out of nowhere, in the middle of a cosmic disaster. You will be completely honest about your intentions, and they will look at you like you just confessed that the earth is flat (I'm sorry flat-earthers, but it's not) or something similar.
They will start talking about philosophy, the moral ethics of the average adult. Then they'll move other spectrums like weather, astrology, environment and so on.
They will give you excuses such as: "The temperature of the room is not compatible with my body", "This chair doesn't suit my mentality so I will wait until I get the one I saw the other day in an advertisement", "The stars are not in position for this tribute". Especially in the last part, my friend, if you know the reference and where it's coming from, we'll have to put everything aside, you and me, and do a proper 90s - 00s Disney marathon.
The peacock
I think we all know who I'm referring to, so there is not much to tell. You can speak freely, my dear reader and I promise, to not judge. I'm sure that when you read the title, one or possibly more people came as an example in your thoughts. Besides every village has its own.
I'm talking about that one writer: you ask them about their work, you can see their feathers spreading around them, and they will go wild! It doesn't matter if their work is somewhere published or just notes and drafts, which they don't even let their own mother read. They will glorify all of their achievements non-stop, in a not so casual way. He will do it in a flashy manner and will have the urge to take off, one by one, those beautiful feathers and feed them. They will make you feel in an inferior position and if you are brave enough to mention your texts, they will look at you with apathy, with total devaluation and will keep on going undisturbed.
The executioner
I know that probably your first thought was George Raymond Richard Martin (aka George R. R. Martin) which if you did, you know exactly what I mean with the title.
To kill one of your characters will give a different essence to your plot. If you kill two and those are parents or perhaps other related, then you might have half or one-third of the plot. Now, if you kill the whole family, start to decimate villages and leave no witnesses to tell the story then it's time for you to stop. Leave at least one for the end. Think about how boring life would be if you didn't have someone to torture. That's why we become writers, after all!
To seek our revenge by creating characters who are based on real people. Dedicating every word of their pain and agony in every chapter; apparently, it's illegal, according to the law, to do it in real life. What? Is it only me thinking that way? Oh ok...
The neverending soap opera
To be more specific they are the one who, because they cannot put an end, they will make their characters go through some serious situations. They will create more and more characters just to have more material and stories to tell. Each of these will have offsprings which also, you guess right, will have equally their own challenging story in detail as well with their future kids. And all this because they can't and they don't want to put an end!
Like this, you can understand that I am a 90's child. When you know a series like "The bold and the beautiful", you have a certain experience in life.
This is the second part of my funny types of writers. It is obvious that we make comedy through these situations because we are trying to avoid crying in our corner since we cannot finish our damn book! But you know what? Life would be boring if we were not comedians through dramatic situations.
If you found yourself identifying with one of them or at least you found some inspiration to move forward with your book, then I count this as a success! If you want to share your story or have ideas for more funny people, don't hesitate to leave a comment here or message me personally in my email.
Take care of yourself and I'll see you soon, Alexa...
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