So you've heard countless stereotypes about writers: they're all broke, they're never happy with their work, and they turn to substance addiction as if it's an instruction manual. So it seems we're not off to a good start. But writers are also brilliant, capable of creating awe-inspiring beauty out of what looks to the rest of us like nothing at all. Writers see the world as anything and everything, endlessly dreaming up new and exciting ways to interpret the mundane and bringing new meaning to everything they encounter. And, when you think about it, the typical professions people want their partners to have aren't much better. Although they all apparently wear devastatingly sexy uniforms (really?), doctors work crazy hours under high stress, often ending up covered in something unpleasant, police officers either put themselves in great danger or end up stressed out by reams of paperwork, and firefighters have to, well, fight fire. Meanwhile, actors get paid to let audiences watch them kiss people who aren't you, frequently, and spend the rest of their time being bothered by the press, musicians tour the world for months at a time, and professional sportspeople will probably make you feel unfit. See, writers don't look too bad now, do they? All writers have to do is sit at their desks for hours on end burying themselves in fictitious worlds that they've dreamt up for their own amusement. For this reason, and the following ten more, you should definitely turn your romantic eyes towards your nearest Starbucks and that bookish guy or girl with the laptop pretending to be writing their novel...
I'm a British filmmaker (or, at least, trying to be) and about to graduate with a Film Studies degree. Most of the time I should spend working is actually on Netflix so I obviously have loads of life experience to share with you lovely people.
