I'm not a writer...

[ostarella]

And I'm beginning to think I don't want to be. Because once again I find myself faced with such obstinate elitism it makes my head spin. See, I'm not a writer because I don't earn my living by writing. Even if I were published and getting paid for it, I wouldn't be a writer unless I supported myself by writing. Otherwise, I'm just a hobbyist. Or, in a more generous mood, I could be called an 'aspiring writer'.

The earth will shatter if I call myself an author.

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[ostarella.livejournal.com]

I think what I find irritating (or amusing, once I calm down) it the idea that there has to be a distinction. Like one is somehow better than the other. I can see making a personal distinction, don't get me wrong. But using the terminology to put down one group or elevate another - and especially when the so-called definition is so obviously out of whack with reality - just seems stupid.

But as another member of that forum said, only on a writers group could you find a lengthy discussion of those labels. LOL