Nowadays, the definition of "graphomaniac" is probably even more common than "writer". Thanks to the vastness of the Internet, everyone can express their fantasies on blogs or websites. And sometimes the reader is lost in the dark forest of graphomania, and the author himself does not know what he really is.
Grafomanov called people who have an unstoppable passion for writing, but do not have a literary gift.
Several ways to recognize a graphomaniac:
- The graphomaniac does not perceive criticism as something useful. He believes that they are trying to insult or humiliate him like that. Often, he even switches to a person to shut up an opponent and leave the last word for himself. If the author’s answer to your sober comments is: “My story! What I want, I’m doing it!”, Then you have a graphomaniac. The writer, on the contrary, will accept criticism and draw conclusions for himself.
- The graphomaniac is ready to hum all ears about his creation. He will be pleased to quote passages from it, even in places where this is not worth doing. It is often difficult for a true writer to voice a line from his work despite the fact that he would be tearfully asked about it.
- The graphomaniac has no doubt that he is capable of creating a masterpiece, just grab a pen or sit in front of a computer. But the writer is constantly in doubt. He continually double-checks his work and rules it. Leo Tolstoy, for example, rewrote “War and Peace” if he did not like some passage.
- The graphoman does not have his own style, which would distinguish him from the geniuses of the pen. When reading his works, it seems that somewhere this has already happened. A true writer is easily recognized by his writing style.
- Grafoman is important quantity, not quality. The more books he has written, the more valuable his work, he said. The writer can sit on one story for not a year or two, if only to bring it to a better state.
- In the works of graphomaniac completely lacks originality. His texts are crammed with famous quotes and teeming with stamps. There is always an idea in the work of a real writer, it makes you think about something or understand something.
- The graphomaniac is attracted only by fame and money. He needs attention and honor. The main thing for a writer is to be understood.
