10. You’re often drawn into deep conversations about life and the root of happiness...with yourself

9. The voices in your head are often more interesting than the voices of people around you

8.  You are constantly eavesdropping in search of plotlines or characters for a story

7.  When packing, you sacrifice ‘essentials’ (such as socks & underwear?!) to fit a journal in your bag

6.  Your friends are all secretly jealous of your freedom...and equally frightened you’ll die penniless

5.  The clerk at the discount store knows you as ‘the guy/girl who lives on canned vegetables’

4.  You feverishly check your ‘junk’ email daily hoping there’ll be a reply from a query letter you sent

3.  You find yourself constantly wanting to correct grammar and spelling on others’ Facebook posts

2.  Unless you’ve got plans, your ‘uniform’ is sweatpants, fluffy socks, slippers and a bulky sweater

1.  Your parents introduce you using whatever college degree you’ve earned in place of a profession

     If you find yourself displaying any, or indeed all, of the above signs consistently, either get medical help or start writing :-P   

     But this is just my list...what’s yours?