Personally, I'm thankful I'm a writer because...

Killing off characters is a great stress reliever, plus it's not a felony. Win, win.

I can time travel to any era that strikes my fancy--and I don't even need any magic crystals to get there.


Capturing the voices in my head on paper is a whole lot cheaper than buying Prozac.


I get to network with some of the most creative people on earth. And guess what? They're all just as wacky as me so I rarely get that jaw-dropping, raised-eyebrow look from them.

What other profession lets you make things up as you go along? I mean other than a politician.

I don't have to change out of my jammies to get some work done.

If I'd never started blogging, I'd never have gotten to meet some sweet cyberspace buddies like you!