Everyone's a writer

Hey you, yes you, reading this, right now. You’re a writer. And that guy over there, he’s a writer too. And the woman to the left, she’s a writer. Me too, I’m a writer. We’re all writers.

The world is full of writers.

I’ve been hearing some guff recently, from some fairly mean-spirited, arrogant, elitist types, people I’ve had the misfortune to be involved with professionally, about what makes someone a writer.

Well, let me give you my view. Being a writer isn’t like being an ‘artiste.’ It’s not some special sanctified status, protected by a class-ridden elite.

It doesn’t matter what you write, how you write it, or how good you are at doing it. If you write anything, anything at all, you’re a writer. Blogs, letters, a journal, unpublished novels, you name it.

I know there’s that great quote from a movie (though I can’t remember which movie):

“Anyone can call himself a writer. But when someone else calls you a writer, THEN you’re a writer.”

It’s a nice quote. It’s a neat idea. But I’m saying to you, gentle reader, right now, I’m looking you in the eye and telling you that as far as I am concerned, even though I don’t know you, that you are a writer. You are writers, all of you. Just go write. The act of writing makes you a writer.

Don’t let anyone run you down, don’t let them tell you otherwise. If they want to make something of it, point them in my direction. Send them over here. Let me deal with them.

(If they still cause trouble, I’ll set my dog on them. And Airedales don’t take prisoners).

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