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You know you’re a writer when you can pull up enough courage to spy on a neighboring country’s classified information by actually talking to people in the armed forces.

Telephone, I’m looking at ya.

You know you’re a writer when you feel a connection with words like you’ve never felt with anything else.

Yep; personal experience.

You know you’re a writer when you read all day and escape the burdens of life and school “Because I need ideas and ideas and ideas…” when you should be typing that fermenting-in-your-mind novel into the computer.

True. Er…I need a good book now. Paperback. The computer screen is hurting my eyes.

Which reminds me…You know you’re a writer when you can write non-stop for hours on end, even when your hands, eyes, or/and head (heart, even) hurts.

Especially excruciating when writing an entire novel by hand.  Been there, done that.

You know you’re a writer when tears drip out of your eyes, you bury your face in the crook of your arm, and cry your heart out just because some misfourtune/death/whatever happened to the guy/gal you’re banging to life on the keyboard.

I’ve done that. Shocked my poor family at my unexpected, irrational outburst.