Note: I have heard all of these things.

• “Oh, so you’re going to be famous any day now, right?”
• “I think your story reflects your deep psychological issues.”
• “So basically, it’s just like this other story.”
• “Yeah, maybe someday, when I’ve been retired for twenty years, I’ll take up writing as a hobby.”
• “Wow, your story sounds like something a real writer would make!”
• “Name one of your characters after me.”
• “I don’t want any of your stories to have violence or swear words.”
• “It doesn’t take any intelligence to write in your genre.”
• “You’re too ________ to be a writer.”