Congratulations on acquiring the exceptional Your Writer, Model S/O (significant other), with the latest, upgraded Writing Mode. Please read these instructions in their entirety before engaging Writing Mode on Your Writer. Failure to understand and obey these instructions will result in malfunction and/or increased maintenance.
Function: Writing Mode
Your Writer, Model S/O, comes with the latest Writing Mode system. This system must be continually updated through reading and on-going learning. Your Writer should complete these upgrades and updates automatically. If not, you should consider sending Your Writer to a writers conference for adjustment.
While engaged in Writing Mode, Your Writer may become hostile to interference, interruption, and attempts at conversation. Remember, Writing Mode uses ALL system resources. Should said events continue, Your Writer may exhibit extreme ire or shut down completely. To correct, back out of the room swiftly, taking all living creatures with you, and close the door. Your Writer should automatically begin to correct and compensate. Successful function is acknowledged when Your Writer emerges from the room voluntarily. At that time, Writing Mode will have undergone a proper temporary suspension.
Conversely, Writing Mode may cause Your Writer to become oblivious to all external input save the crying of small children. This is to be expected and is part of normal operating parameters.
You can enhance the effectiveness of Writing Mode (and also reduce maintenance) by tiptoeing in just long enough to leave a healthy snack or fresh cup of coffee. Tiptoe out again promptly and do not expect acknowledgement until Writing Mode is naturally suspended.
WARNING: Attempting to abort Writing Mode or override the switch may cause serious damage to the written work, Your Writer, and/or your backside. DO NOT ATTEMPT.
PRECAUTION: If Your Writer, Model S/O, is not self-cycling out of Writing Mode and you notice undue wear and tear on the unit, FIRST make sure Your Writer is not on the deadline setting before coaxing Your Writer into voluntary suspension of Writing Mode.
PLEASE NOTE: Writing Mode can only be temporarily suspended from activity. It cannot be purged, and attempts to delete will destroy the unit. Writing Mode is always running in the background. Attempts to alter this feature will void your warranty.
This was a lot of fun. I certainly can identify, although in my case, as a write-at-home mom, I’ve had to override the “ire” aspect of my writing function.
My poor husband had to learn all this the hard way, lol. You’re right, Alyce, the ire doesn’t work so well with the little ones. I believe there’s an upgrade somewhere for that. 🙂
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I will have to share this with my husband. He looked perplexed yesterday when he entered my “writing area” and my reply to his question made no sense. I don’t even know what I said to him. I was just trying to shut him up and shoo him back out because I was in the middle of a dilemma about what adjective to use. However, he is handy to read drafts to.
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Brilliant! I may have to pin this to the door of my writing space.
Ha, Debi, I’ve done that. 🙂 Good luck, Mari, I’m still trying to convince my household that no means no, lol.
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Reblogged this on Chris Musgrave – Writer in Training.
Brilliant – I’m sending the link to a bunch of my writing friends so they can enjoy it, too!
This is classic, I love it! 🙂