Hi writer friends! I've been realizing a couple of strange things I do as an author, and thought I'd share them here for your amusement.
- Referencing my stories. Whether it's a whole sentence or just the word "Coffee" said in the right voice, I do find myself quoting my stories in public. Obviously no one gets my reference, but I make myself happy.
- This isn't exactly a quirk, but for the longest time I've wanted to have a character named Frank. He'd probably just be a minor character, but every time he would say something, he would begin with, "Well, frankly," or "To be frank with you," etc. In reality it would probably be annoying but the thought of it makes me laugh.
- My characters become adverbs and adjectives. Oftentimes my characters are dimensions of my personality. This means that at times I'll realize that I was doing something very Nickishly or think a very Rosemary-like thought or feel very Nolan-y.
That's all I can think of right now. Do you do guys do these things? What are your particular author quirks?
Writer's quirks? Oh, you mean like having a ongoing mental commentary with my characters about everything I do? Normal people don't do that?
I also act scenes out to get the physicality down. Always awkward when other people are around.