L. Shepherd’s The Writer’s Journey made me laugh today with a list of useless skills learned from freelancing. Naturally this list made me think of my own goofy super powers attained because of my writing work. The best example I can think of has to be the time I fixed Catherine L. Tully’s broken toilet–not because have ANY skill that area whatsoever–but because I had recently finished a project that required extensive research on toilets and sinks.

I had never attempted such a feat, but just KNEW what the problem was because of all my research. Now, every time I have to send out my writing resume, I have to struggle over whether to include ‘toilet repairman” in my list of relevant skills.