Does anyone a have writing related tattoo(s)?

I don't, but I'll keep an eye on this thread to get some ideas. I like the idea of having my favourite quotation tattooed on my writing arm.

No, but I do have a skin tag that looks like Rob.

I suppose I have in a way.

A couple of mine are my boys names. Combined, they form the name I write by.

JJ

PS I'd love to see the look of the tattooist when you ask them to carve a quill into your arm.

I don't know of anyone with any writing tattoos. But I do know a guy who has a tat of a ceiling fan. Yes, a ceiling fan. He sells them and collects them. Go figure!

Not exactly. I'm uneasy about having words tattooed onto my body. But I'm going to have an artful representation of some lyrics put on me. Would the lyrics count as writing related.

I'm gonna have three crooked hearts with swirls all around. ^_^ I think Devil would know what I mean by that. ^_^

-An

ccarver30 said:

I was thinking about maybe getting a quill of some sort but thought I would come here and ask if anyone had a writing related tat. Anyone?

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Nope, but I was actually just thinking the other day that maybe my next one could be a pen, a book, or a quill. Of course, it's going to be a while before I can afford to get another tat. *sigh*

I'd never do text either - not the best symbolism if it ended up looking like gibberish later on in life.

Many years ago I got a tattoo. Maryn is right about the sags - and you must plan for eventual weight gain/loss, too. Mine still looks pretty good, but I would think twice about getting another one. (It's art/geography/ornithology-related, not writing)

TrainofThought said:

I don't have a writing related tat, but it's a nice idea. Maybe I'll make the next one a typewriter strategically placed to incur plenty of activity.

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you're going to tattoo a typewriter on your laptop.
how odd.

cray said:

you're going to tattoo a typewriter on your laptop.
how odd.

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I did say 'activity'.

No, but I did get some temporary tattoos that said "Writer" on them from the muni at NaNo. I put them on my kids. Most of the kiddos wanted to wash them off right away, but my 3-year-old wanted to keep his. So we avoided scrubbing his biceps for a couple of days (he had one on each arm). Big mistake.

Apparently, if you don't get them off in the first day or so, they stain your skin. The kid spent the summer at the pool with bicep tats that said "Writer" on a ribbon across a shield.

My daughter and I were thinking about getting one together but it has not happened yet. Wow I never thought about weight gain or loss. I go up and down so much I'd probably have a saggy tatoo. If I ever get an agent I might tatoo it across my forehead. Though I don't know, maybe I should get it on my ass since it worked so hard supporting me through all those submissions, query letters, and general writing.

I've decided.

I've already promised davids that on the day I hold the first copy of my first published novel in my own hands, I'll book an appointment at the tattoo parlour to have 'PROPERTY OF DAVIDS' etched on my butt cheek.

Also, I plan to have 'I ARE WRITER' tattooed on my upper arm, and I'll watch as it heads South if/when I develop bingo wings.

I want a whole back piece done. I don' t know of what just yet but it's going to be awesome.

I had the original Absolute Write logo tattooed on my lower back, but then they changed the logo so now my tat just looks stupid.

Nothing writing related yet but I do have a large dragon backpiece(European not oriental) and a dolphin on my belly.

Not sure where I would put anything writing related? Great idea though!

I'm going to get 'suck my girlballs' tattooed on my middle finger so Deek the Dork sees it whenever I give him one of my 'interesting' hand signals!

I'm getting tats of Shakespeare, Milton, Dumas, Dickenson, and Hemingway on each knuckle so that when I beat you you'll know you were bitchslapped by a master.

All my tats are related to my stories. (Well, all 2, though I'm in the market for a 3rd as soon as I unlazify myself and go make an appointment).

My first tattoo was kanji on my left shoulder. It reads "A godsent wind" (aka kamikaze), and it has to do with my female MC.

My second tattoo was a yin-yang wreathed in flames, over my heart. It represents my two male MCs (Azrael's body is split, light and dark...Luke is pyrokinetic).

The tattoo I'm getting soon will be across my upper back. It's a Latin phrase "Quod me nutrit me destruit" (That which nurtures me destroys me) above a trinity knot. It represents all three of the previously mentioned MCs.

My husband likes it when I get on a writing kick...it means a new tat is coming soon.