Over at HTML Giant is the laugh out loud funny "Guide to becoming a better writer." Among the highlights:

"Your monitor should tilt towards the heavens as you blind angels with your genius."
"The bigger your monitor is, the more confident you will feel. The same applies to salaries, penises, and publishing credits."
and my favorite: "You will need a chip on your shoulder. When somebody asks you what you do at a party, you will need to think 'fucking moron,' and reply, [sigh] 'I'm a writer highly published online. I've been nominated for the Million Writers Awards and was interviewed twice.'

If you can't laugh at yourself, don't even think of being a writer.