When You Know You Have Cacoethes Scribendi
A curious term and I don’t remember how I stumbled onto it. Showed up the same time I found ‘Idiot Plot’ and ‘Eucatastrophe’. I’ll admit that it could be a silly term I ran into, but it rings so true. So, how do you know that you suffer from this?
- Do you write entire paragraphs in soap bubbles in the shower and take pictures with your phone? Cacoethes Scribendi might be for you.
- Do you get irritable or downright psychotic if you go for a few days without writing anything? Cacoethes Scribendi has your name on it.
- Do you have a notepad attached to the steering wheel of your car in case the music inspires you? Cacoethes Scribendi, and a driving recklessly ticket, are on the way.
- Do you own enough pens, markers, and pencils to fully stock a school district […]