Stupid Things People Say to Writers (and how we'd like to respond)
by Edie Melson @EdieMelson Below is my list of comments I�ve received over the past years since I�ve admitted to being a writer. In the parenthesis after each comment is what I wish I could have said. I�m happy to report I�ve not given in to the temptation�yet. 1. Aren�t you published yet? (I really don�t have the space here to get into this. I usually just do a mental eye-roll.) 2. Can I give you a call so you can tell me how to get published. (Sure, it�s so easy I can cover it in a phone conversation.) 3. I have an idea for something you should write about. We could split the profits. (yeah, I do all the work and you get half of almost nothing. Sounds like a deal to me�) 4. I just wrote a book, can you contact your publisher/agent for me? (I could, but you really wouldn�t like what I had to say about you.) 5. Why don�t you take the day off, it�s not like you work for a living. (unprintable reply) 6. Can I read your manuscript? (Like I don�t have enough stress in m...