6) If you never really liked your name, you can change it to a pen name without mortifying your family members and forcing them to cut you out from a family will forever.
7) You can jump at any opportunity of travelling alone, saying you’ve just signed-up for a writing retreat.
8) You can watch Netflix all day, and say you’re casting actors for an upcoming movie adaptation of your book. Good books have to be made into movies, and yours is definitely worth it.
9) You can hung up phone on anyone, without sounding rude, because that unique ending of your novel came to your mind right then, and you had to put it down on paper, immediately.
10) You can be the only living writer known for your loved ones, and they will pamper you, happilly drink coffee with you or even anything stronger, while you'll still in your Pajamas, because you've just finished the 25th draft of your novel. Isn't a book launch the best reason to throw a party?
11) Lastly, few things in life are better than hearing “My aunt is a writer,” believe me.