writer or not?

I would have to say that I do not consider myself a writer. This conclusion came about mainly because I don't ever write. The only time I do write anything is when I have to because of a school assignment. When I do have to write I'm not a bad writer depending on what the prompt is. I am fairly good at creative writings and stuff like that but when it comes to research papers and summaries and more serious types of writing I'm not very good. I just focus on getting those types of papers over with and sometimes my organization is off and I tend to ramble. I would also say that I'm not a writer because I'm not entirely sure what really defines being a "writer". If it's someone who can write when necessary I guess I am somewhat of a writer. If it's someone who actually spends free time writing books and stories and stuff then I am not. When I was a lot younger I probably would've considered myself a writer because I loved writing little poems and songs and even little short stories. As i grew older and writing these things became something I had to do, I lost interest and stopped. I didn't like that I had to do it for school and I was definitely not going to let something that was now considered work take up my free time. So I guess to answer the question, it depends on what your definition of a writer is. In my opinion of what a writer is, I am not one.