The question popped into my head the other day, if I considered myself a writer or not. I certainly like to write in my blog here but would I be considered a writer if someone other than myself were to ask me that question?
No, I am not a writer.
A writer is one who:
Can use perfect punctuation all the time
Gets straight As in English class and is/was praised by the teacher
Has books published that people pay money to read
Belongs to social circles where they talk about literary trends I cannot comprehend
Is allowed to stay at the Athenaeum club
Proofreads, revises and corrects his work so it flows and is coherent
A writer is a way of describing someone who has these qualities
A writer is someone that I am not.
