I would consider myself a writer. I do enjoy writing all sorts of things; short stories, poems, and journals for example. I think all it takes to be considered a writer is writing of course, and the enjoyment of writing. While sometimes the process can be less than enjoyable, I've always loved that sort of struggle, trying to find the right way to say something, or even what to say in the first place.
Mostly though I consider myself a writer through the medium of music. I do love to write with words, but I write a lot more music. There are things you just can't use words for. You can describe a feeling with as many words as you know, but the best way to make someone else actually feel it is with music. When you can't sleep at night because you've got too many thoughts bouncing around and you get up to write (words or music) I think that makes you a writer.
Ah, another songwriter.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely with your assertion:
>>There are things you just can't use words for. You can describe a feeling with as many words as you know, but the best way to make someone else actually feel it is with music. <<
Sometimes, music and sound affect us in ways that words alone never could. We'll be talking about this kind of thing starting in Week 6...