So, you’re a writer – or you’ve decided to become one. Great! Congrats and welcome to the fold. But here are a few tidbits that people don’t tell you about being a writer. Some of them may seem like common sense. That means you're a writer, or already as nutty as the rest of us. :)

1. You will, voluntarily, lose sleep in order to sit in a chair and type, whether it means getting up hours too early or staying up way too late.