Halloween Costumes for Writers

10/31/2016

Happy Halloween!

I know you’ve all been struggling with the age-old question: What should I be for Halloween? So I thought (for all you slackers out there who waited until the morning of) I would give you a few ideas.

1. Nerd

You can stick with the familiar and go as a nerd. Be honest, this is basically you anyway—which means you already own everything you need for the costume.

Source: https://flic.kr/p/cRRdKQ

2. NaNo Winner

It's the day before NaNo begins so you might as well start practicing your winner face! Smug, proud, with death behind the eyes. If you've participated in/won NaNoWriMo in the past, you know this is entirely accurate.

Source: https://flic.kr/p/3LiUNL

3. Drunk Charizard

He's lazy and kind of an asshole, but when he feels like it, you better believe he can burn down a village (or knock out ten thousand words on the last day of November). Get a few drinks in him, and Charizard is your spirit animal.
*The evolved form of teenaged emo poet.

4. Mummy

Those aren't ancient bandages. They're the scraps of all your trunked manuscripts, dry rotted from the years they've spent buried in your desk drawer.

Source: https://flic.kr/p/8QAYMG

5. Sheet Ghost

Because your horror novels did not prepare you for these terrifying costumes. Also, you can write another five hundred words if you don't have to put together a real costume.