You have more "name the baby" books now than you did when you were actually naming your own babies.

You can't pass by an office supply store without swooning.

You dream up secret lives for every grocery clerk, mailman and car mechanic you meet.

You sometimes miss hearing what people say because you're too busy imagining what your characters are saying.

You know more color words than your local paint dealer does.

Your idea of a great gift is the latest dictionary on the market.

You can be found stumbling around at three in the morning looking for a pen to jot down an idea that woke you up, knowing that if you wait until morning, it will have vanished with the moon and stars. 

You have a habit of guessing (correctly) the next scene in a movie, sometimes out loud, earning you the ire of your family.

Your worst vices are collecting research books, daydreaming and failing to clean the house while your characters are "talking" to you.

One of your favorite "guilty" haunts is the office supply store.

Every time you go on a vacation to a new location, you not only take pictures, you take notes.

You look out the window on a rainy day and remember that wonderful umbrella scene from Little Women.  You daydream about your own hero proposing to you under a big black umbrella.

You see an ordinary sweaty man digging a ditch and envision a potential hero.

You can replay the same scene in a movie a thousand times and still sigh when the hero kisses the heroine on the one thousandth time through.

You remember the music that was playing during your first slow dance.

You notice the color of people's eyes.

You always have a box of tissues handy for sad movies, sad songs, sad...anything.

The scent and beauty of a single perfect rose can wipe out the frustrations of your day.

You forget to dust the furniture, but you never forget the story line of your favorite romance.

You love candles, the wind in your hair, the scent of new mown grass, the feel of raindrops on your skin, and you associate each of those sensations with a favorite fantasy or romantic moment in your life.

The sight of couples holding hands makes you feel an inner glow.

The sight of a man holding a baby or singing to a child plays havoc with your heart.