#WritersCoffeeClub Ch 1 #30 — What dumb things do people say when you tell them you're a writer?

Um. 

I think I shared in a number of toots that I am shy. 

/Horribly shy./ 

I'd /never/ volunteer that information any more than I would walk up to random people and initiate a conversation. Even when I'm attending a convention—unless I'm on a panel, in a green room, or end up chatting with other authors (because I feel I have permission to do so)—would I say something so forward.

That said, my spouse is the polar opposite of me. Must have been a priest in a previous life. People walk up and confess their life story, including TMI. My spouse /always/ volunteers I'm a writer. I tend to then sidle behind like a toddler hiding behind her mother's legs, nod a lot, mumble a little, listen to my heart racing in my ears, and try to telepathically tell my spouse to engage in my stead.

Now, if you look at the stories I write (specifically what I've posted the last few days on Mastodon), you'd never guess this, would you?

Therefore, I have nothing to answer for this question.

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