--- description: The hashtag has created a space for writers to bond over shared frustrations title: Popular Authors Are Using Twitter to Share #TenThingsNotToSayToAWriter image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Popular Authors Are Using Twitter to Share #TenThingsNotToSayToAWriter ## Video: 10 Questions for Stephen Hawking [Watch (HLS stream): 10 Questions for Stephen Hawking](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/e2C6Witp.m3u8) (4:47)  _Published 2010-11-04. The renowned physicist has a new book, The Grand Design. Stephen Hawking will now take your questions._ by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 28, 2015 7:35 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 28, 2015 7:35 PM CUT Best-selling novelists, journalists and amateur writers alike gathered on Twitter today to turn a hashtag into a nationwide trending topic. The hashtag in question? [#TenThingsNotToSayToAWriter](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TenThingsNotToSayToAWriter?src=tren "undefined"). Writers have been chiming in to vent the everyday frustrations of the profession (or, for some people, the side job.) The most common grievance seems to be the fact that some people refuse to regard writing as _actual work._ They assume it’s an easy task that anyone could do if they just had time. If you want to avoid making a writer angry, check out some of the best tweets: > [](https://twitter.com/kvanogtrop/status/626054684642553856) > [](https://twitter.com/se4realhinton/status/626066609782657025) > [](https://twitter.com/MrPaulHudson/status/626050607258935296) > [](https://twitter.com/say%5Fshannon/status/626049350788075520) > [](https://twitter.com/AHintofMystery/status/626037715952340992) > [](https://twitter.com/girllostincity/status/626033395596922880) > [](https://twitter.com/elizabethesther/status/626071431973986304) > [](https://twitter.com/pitalabread/status/626072537391362048) > [](https://twitter.com/summerbrennan/status/626077125146230784) > [](https://twitter.com/baratunde/status/626110811803623424) > [](https://twitter.com/renireni/status/626042439577505792) > [](https://twitter.com/mshannabrooks/status/626074751224557568) > [](https://twitter.com/cox%5Ftom/status/626088777572855808) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3975448/things-not-to-say-to-writers-hashtag/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3975448/things-not-to-say-to-writers-hashtag/"},"headline":"Popular Authors Are Using Twitter to Share #TenThingsNotToSayToAWriter","datePublished":"2015-07-28T19:35:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:22:42.975Z","description":"The hashtag has created a space for writers to bond over shared frustrations","url":"https://time.com/3975448/things-not-to-say-to-writers-hashtag/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3975448/things-not-to-say-to-writers-hashtag/","name":"Popular Authors Are Using Twitter to Share #TenThingsNotToSayToAWriter"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"10 Questions for Stephen Hawking","description":"The renowned physicist has a new book, The Grand Design. Stephen Hawking will now take your questions.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/e2C6Witp/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2010-11-04T20:29:21.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/e2C6Witp.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3975448/things-not-to-say-to-writers-hashtag/","duration":"PT4M47S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3975448/things-not-to-say-to-writers-hashtag/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```