We've received around 20 suggestions for our

You know you're an Evil Writer when...

top ten list. Now, we've just got to narrow down the list.

Choose your top 10 and we'll rank everyone's favorites.

I'm giving you until Wednesday at midnight to get your votes in, so we can have it ready for the next Slogan Swag poll.

Thanks.

I found it hard to choose only 10, so I'm glad I upped the number people could choose from from 5 to 10. 5 would have been REALLY tough.

******POLL IS CLOSED*****

It didn't get enough votes to be a top ten contender with the Slogans for Swag, but just for fun, here are the results:

The Top Ten things that let you know that you're an evil writer:

10. Your goal is to make your readers cry.

9. Your fics are not assigned a rating since the mods feel your by-line is warning enough.

8. You love making your readers lose sleep while they stay up reading your latest installment.

7. You find yourself constantly using multiple content warnings. In the same story.

6. Plot twists and cliffhangers make you chortle with glee.

5. You have to keep reminding people that Evil Writers aren't evil in Real Life, only in fiction.

4. You hear a maniacal cackling whenever you're writing, and realize it's coming from you.

3. Your favorite kind of feedback is the kind where the readers threaten you and/or cry.

2. Angst is your best friend.

1. You exploit your hero's fatal flaw merely because it's a Tuesday.

In other words, Every road your characters find to true love, happiness, or even a simple kiss is filled with potholes, guided missiles, and/or mutant frogs just because YOU LOVE TO TORTURE YOUR CHARACTERS FOR FUN!


Okay, technically, I guess that's 13, but "top ten" sounds better. Anyway, real evil writers break the rules.

Great job, Virginia--turned out awesome

Laura