Are you a quiet person? Are most writers quiet?

Syrcco44 · Post by **Syrcco44** » 28 Mar 2008, 23:37

Yes I am a quiet person - mostly because I am deep in thought and, as a writer, I notice the unnoticeable - or at least try to. I don't know if all writers are quiet people. We are all different. I would imagine that the majority of us are but I'm sure I'm wrong.

MatthewAlexander · Post by **MatthewAlexander** » 27 Apr 2014, 02:00

Actually, I am so loud, simply because I'm a really angry person and I feel the need to express that anger. However, when I'm around people that don't make me angry (there are about a handful XD) I'm quiet.

cheshiregator · Post by **cheshiregator** » 28 Apr 2014, 01:51

I'm in the "not quiet" group. I talk to my friends, strangers, myself, my pets...I can't keep it in lol

moderntimes · Post by **moderntimes** » 28 Apr 2014, 13:46

Well, of course, I'm quiet while I'm writing. I'm currently putting about 5 hours/day into my new novel and I sit there, laptop accepting my typing, and just write.

Other times however I am not quiet at all. My girlfriend & I are always laughing and chatting (we live together) and we go out with friends and have a lively time.

Writing is work. I'm now retired but when I was working as an engineering consultant to offshore oil exploration and production firms, I was quiet at my work too. When you're juggling deepwater engineering design specs and creating a process control system outline, you're not gonna be dancing and shouting as you pore over parametric functions, right?

Yukiora 24 · Post by **Yukiora 24** » 01 May 2014, 05:59

Lol, I've always been a loud and rambunctious type of person!

randolphfine · Post by **randolphfine** » 01 May 2014, 09:45

I come from a large and loud Asian family and married into an even louder Italian family. Though I love them all the noise is sometimes overwhelming and I find myself retreating to a corner of the house in search of a little mental peace. I am usually pretty quiet and prefer the conversations that require deeper thought rather than the gossip or the headlines.

sangeetha_nk · Post by **sangeetha_nk** » 01 May 2014, 11:26

I am naturally a quiet person. I don't talk much unless I am with people I know. I am okay with it. It helps me with writing since I get lots of time to think.

Bookworm0266 · Post by **Bookworm0266** » 03 May 2014, 15:55

It depends.

golden arrow · Post by **golden arrow** » 03 May 2014, 15:57

I'm pretty quite. I don't talk very often, but when I do I am very outspoken.

scriptbunny · Post by **scriptbunny** » 08 May 2014, 21:04

Though I consider myself a quiet person and many of the writers I have met are similarly introverted, I still find it a bit reductive to assert that, well, "writers are quiet."

CrescentMoon · Post by **CrescentMoon** » 17 May 2014, 16:22

I do think that the stereotype of a typical writer is a shy, quiet person. And although there may be writers out there who are shy and quiet, I definitely think that writers can come in all sorts of personalities. I for one am not quiet or introverted. I consider myself very social and outgoing. I do tend to have a lot of ideas and think about a lot of things, and I often like to express those ideas through characters in a story.

saviolo · Post by **saviolo** » 17 May 2014, 18:09

Tracey Neal wrote: That is great! "child-like" works for me! I'm always bubbling over..I'm like a overly zealous tea pot! I swear I go around with this silly grin on my face everywhere!

I think that's probably a great quality for a writer - children should have a huge amount of inquisitiveness, but also the ability to concentrate for hours building sandcastles. And wiggling their toes in the seawater.

More people should go through life with silly grins. I occasionally burst out laughing for very little reason, myself.Usually it's remembering something funny from the day before and just dropping back 'into the moment.'

mcisper · Post by **mcisper** » 19 May 2014, 23:31

Definite yes on being on the quiet side; get me really riled then in the words of David Banner, "You wouldn't like me when I get angry." I'm sure those that read this probably get that quote. It's from The Incredible Hulk. The TV series (admittedly I may have the character name slightly wrong). All somewhat joking aside I am mainly a calm and reserved person though I can get quite explosive when pushed to far; take a sigh of relief because it rarely happens.

I'll tell you something that I find quite ironic. I am an author and I'm here on this forum and I feel like a lost toddler. You all see so opinionated on books and authors; while I on the other hand do not do all that mush reading. I almost feel as if I am giving a speech. Of course I am quite unprepared for it and I am beginning to lose my train of thought and beginning to ramble. So, I think it best at this time if I simply fall back to my old friend silence an shut up now. Peace out.

Alexandra Bayer · Post by **Alexandra Bayer** » 20 May 2014, 08:52

That sounds exactly like me! I tend to be an introvert and absolutely suck at small talk, but I'm really good at writing.

HalcyonFlower · Post by **HalcyonFlower** » 22 May 2014, 21:30

I don't think most writers are quiet people. I understand that those who are shy tend to find a different way of expressing themselves but I am a quieter person while my friend is the dominating, loud type and we both like writing. Maybe there's a difference between extroverts and introverts? I'm not entirely sure about it though.