I do not consider myself to be a writer. A writer to me is someone who professional has published work or someone who writes whenever they feel like it. I have always thought that people who write books are very intelligent because of the words that they use so I have never even attempted to write stories. I would also say a musician can be a writer. A writer to me is someone who has a lot of thoughts in their head and the only way to get them out is by putting them into words. I do not do any of these. The only time that I have ever written is for school or when I had to do it for something like a scholarship. Not once have I ever sat down and wrote my thoughts down or just wrote with no purpose or reason. I have never found the need to do so. Whenever I get angry or sad I talk to family or friends about my feelings or concerns in my life. I find it much easier to avoid writing than to actually sit down and do it. Writing to me has always been more painful than pleasurable.
Interesting...you write:
ReplyDelete>>A writer to me is someone who has a lot of thoughts in their head and the only way to get them out is by putting them into words.<<
So it's more compulsive, you think?
Can you still be a "writer" if the process is painful and slow for you?
Greg,I agree with you 100% when you talk about how a writer is someone who publishes their works. But, have you ever thought about a writer in any other way besides a professional writer? That could change the whole meaning for you.
ReplyDeleteYes I do believe it is more compulsive. When I picture a writer I see someone taking hours a day to simply write their thoughts down from a day. I think a writer is just someone who gets their thoughts down and lets other people see them. Whether it took one day to write something or their whole life.
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