{"id":5285,"date":"2007-09-05T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2007-09-05T08:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shilohwalker.wordpress.com\/2007\/09\/05\/the-writer-classification-system\/"},"modified":"2007-09-05T08:00:43","modified_gmt":"2007-09-05T08:00:43","slug":"the-writer-classification-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shilohwalker.com\/website\/2007\/09\/the-writer-classification-system\/","title":{"rendered":"The Writer Classification System"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my Sunday post, I talked about ABBs (authors behaving badly)\u00a0 and Charlene Teglia made a comment<\/a><\/p>\n

At any rate, it\u2019s very easy to separate the workhorses from the divas. I can see the difference clearly and I\u2019m sure readers can, too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0And that inspired today’s post.\u00a0 The Writer Classification System<\/p>\n

\u00a0Diva- this is the author that loves to flounce around and show off, and if you EVER disagree with her on anything, then you just aren’t one of the cool kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Workhorse- self explanatory.\u00a0 Work, work, work, until they drop and then start all over again.\u00a0 My\u00a0opinion would be that La Nora or Lynn Viehl (yes, my PBW slavish love again) are the workhorse personified.\u00a0 I think there’s a class that the workhorse author aspires to, a lofty pedestal that they rightly deserve after busting tail.\u00a0 Hmmmmm…. what to call them? Suggestions, anybody?<\/p>\n

Wannabe (not the same as aspiring)- this author is the one that thinks publishing one book, anywhere, makes them an authority.\u00a0 On everything.<\/p>\n

Aspiring- the unpublished author that seeks workhorse status.<\/p>\n

Troll- This is the writer, published or not, that has serious jealousy issues and consoles herself by going around to blogs or reviews and bashing other authors, usually those in the workhorse category.<\/p>\n

Okay, have you got any?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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