Am I a writer?

No, I wouldn't call myself a writer. The word "writer" has a certain connotation. To me- it describes someone who writes often, has had some discipline and has others read what they've written. I like to write, sometimes I even enjoy reading what I write but there's no way I write often enough. I would call myself other things like "journal keeper" or "facebook updater" but I'm not a traditional writer (yet). This winter my friend and I wanted to write down stories from the summer before last. We had all of these great memories and stories. We tried to compile a book but every time we tried to sit down and just write we became distracted or frustrated because every thing we wrote didn't sound right. Needless to say, the project was never finished. My dad is a writer; he writes songs and short stories he's even written a couple books. I know he didn't use to write as much as he does now when he was my age so maybe when I'm older and have something to actually write about then I'll be more productive. In all honesty I think I just need more practice. I need to write more. As things stand of right now though I'm not a writer.