All those “list” posts for writers annoy me. Especially the ones I’ve written. Most especially, this one:
1. A brick is skilled at staying on task. Put one in front of a computer, it will sit there for hours.
2. A brick doesn’t jump in front of a truck when it gets a rejection letter.
3. A brick understands the importance of structure.
4. A brick rarely complains on Twitter and Facebook about the unfairness of bricklayers.
5. A brick isn’t jealous of other bricks. (Except those at J. K. Rowling’s house.)
6. A brick doesn’t stress over its Amazon.com ranking.
7. A brick can build a bridge or start a revolution.
8. A brick isn’t perfect. It’s okay with that.
9. With a little help, a brick can fly.
10. Bricks never waste your time with “10 Things…” posts.
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11 responses to “10 Things Writers Can Learn from a Brick”
Despite its imperfections, a brick does have a solid character. And when it does fly, it can break barriers; usually those made of glass.
I like fun list posts! This one is awesome. I especially like #1 and #7. You should write more of these list posts about inanimate objects, ha!
11. A brick is stone cold. Unless of course it’s heated in an oven. A. Very. Hot. Oven.
Hahaha. You’re funny. 😀
I love this blog. The posts are insightful and the background is pretty.
I loved this! It made me chuckle. I wish I was a brick.
This post made me laugh. I’ll be back for more! Love your humor. I found your tweets funny and clever so I decided to come here and check out what else you wrote. I wasn’t disappointed.
A brick is also a wonderful construction material and looks quite dashing in various colors.
(And we’ll just go with ‘9’ is the best on there…though I fear for the countless broken window panes…)
<3
Heehee…you ARE funny.
And right.
Mostly.
“A brick is skilled at staying on task. Put one in front of a computer, it will sit there for hours.”
Well, I’ve definitely got the *sitting* part down. It’s the productivity part that’s hard. :3
All excellent points, though.
Hubby and I were recently upstaged at a Halloween Costume Ball, when our costumes lost out…..to a brick and her brick layer.
We were dressed as Polly the Overly Inflated Plastic Blow-up Dolly and Pinocchio the Dirty Old Man.
Sadly, we came away slightly jealous of a brick…..