“You sit there and just type and type and type. What job hazard have you got?” came the taunt. Jumping out my seat, out rolled the following job hazards of a writer who sits there typing and writing stuff for other people.
1. Writer’s Finger aches – You don’t think it hurts to type all day long? You don’t….try it. I mean, I know software programmers get the same problem, so do secretaries and legal clerks. Freelance writers get this problem too, you know. And yes, it IS a job hazard because it bloody hurts!
2. Writer’s Wrist-ache – Tennis players get tennis elbows. Writers get writers’ wrist? Well, I am not kidding here, ok? Because at one point in time, I developed a serious case of a condition very common among writers like me, the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome which affects the wrists of the writer. Don’t believe me? I don’t blame you. Wanna know more? Check out Wikipedia.org’s elaboration of Writer’s Wrist….otherwise medically known as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.