Proof That I am a Writer

“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow." - Mark Twain

 

Other writers have written this sort of thing, but here is my version…

The main diagnostic criteria that proves I am a writer is that every time I sit down to write, I have an uncontrollable urge to organize something—anything—a closet, drawer, my purse, my files, my desk, you name it. The remedy is simply to ignore the urge and write anyway. The urge never goes away. I can give into it after 5:00 PM. It’s the law.