Monday, February 1, 2010
Do you call yourself a writer?
I do not consider myself a writer. I neither hate writing or like it. I do it because I have to. I do not spend my spare time writing, so I don't consider myself a writer. I don't think I have the talent to consider myself a writer either. I only write when I have an assignment or if I'm taking a class that requires me to write. Writers in my opinions are the one's that are good at it. They are the one's that create masterpieces. They are the one's the write books. I also consider those people writers who do it for a career. The people that write in magazines, newspapers, and journals are the people that I consider writers. A writer also has to enjoy writing. If just writing made your a writer, everybody in this world that knows how to write down words on a piece of paper would be considered a writer. But that is not the case in my opinion. Everybody is capable of writing, but the one's that excel at it are "writers". For example I can play basketball, but I don't consider myself a basketball player. I can draw stick figures, but I don't consider myself an artist. I can make mac and cheese but I don't consider myself a cook. I can sing in the shower but I don't consider myself a singer. I can write when asked too but I don't consider myself a writer.
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>>For example I can play basketball, but I don't consider myself a basketball player. I can draw stick figures, but I don't consider myself an artist. I can make mac and cheese but I don't consider myself a cook. I can sing in the shower but I don't consider myself a singer. I can write when asked too but I don't consider myself a writer. <<
ReplyDeleteExcellent points. Is what we DO the same as who/what we are?