Occasionally someone reads something I've written and says to me, "Oh, you should really be a writer." And I am dumbfounded by this information. Formulating... formulating... Nope, I have no response.
To me, this is akin to saying "oh you should really be a Cajun." A writer is something I was born, am, and will continue to be until I can no longer process a coherent thought. I write from the moment my eyes open each morning. Now if you mean that I should be a journalist, that's different. And no, thank you. I don't write well on assignment. I write what my soul says, no requires, that I write. And you know what? Of the bazillion poems and essays/blurbs/strings of thought I've put down over the years.. maybe someday a few dozen will be gathered up and mass printed on giant machines, and then you can say I was a "writer."
Until then, you may call me what you wish. I'll be writing. :)
