Good Grief this is like suffering from survivors guilt. Yes, there are writers out there that get support from their families. When I was a kid we moved a lot. I mean a lot. You would have thought I was a military kid. Not true, I know military kids that didn't move half as much as I did. When we would move to a new place, Daddy knew I would have a problem making friends, I always did. So with each move he would buy me a new hard back blank book. "Becca, when you want to scream, just write. Put all of that irritation and pain into characters people can relate to. Tell the world, even if the world never reads it, you will know."

I wish I still had them all. The box they were packed in got left behind along with my grandmother's pearls during one of the moves that happened after I got married. Mom has always been supportive, she just thinks I shouldn't try to write an entire novel in one month. If she ever asked if I was doing nano and I said no... She would be disappointed.

My husband and kids will actually lead, push, shove, whatever they need to do to get me to the computer to start writing. It's my outlet. They know when I absolutely have to write and when I am doing it just for the fun of it. I am easier to live with if I am writing and they all know it.

I know my family at least likes to joke that Steven King has to be insane to write what he writes. They know that I am insane if I'm not writing. Mind altering drugs for crazy people--or--novel writing? Mind altering drugs for crazy people--or--novel writing? Mind altering drugs for crazy people--or--novel writing?

Which would you pick if those were the only options for someone you care about?