tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post6516138546795961490..comments2023-10-24T05:53:13.006-05:00Comments on Something She Wrote: Merely A Definition?Janna Leadbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-25595950302177668602008-03-21T07:37:00.000-05:002008-03-21T07:37:00.000-05:00Hi, munchkinwrangler! Thanks for stopping by. And ...Hi, munchkinwrangler! Thanks for stopping by. And I appreciate your thoughts on defining <I>author</I> vs. <I>writer</I>, too. :)Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-33287902303543994202008-03-20T10:18:00.000-05:002008-03-20T10:18:00.000-05:00I've always considered the term "author" to be a b...I've always considered the term "author" to be a bit haughty and pretentious when used in self-reference.<BR/><BR/>"Writer" works fine for me.<BR/><BR/>A while back, a friend of mine expressed misgivings about even adopting that rather modest label. She didn't know whether she actually met the definition of a "writer". I told her that if she had ever written something, sent it off to someone, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-73022186363323964262008-03-04T08:41:00.000-06:002008-03-04T08:41:00.000-06:00Thanks for the feedback, Melanie and Steve! I appr...Thanks for the feedback, Melanie and Steve! I appreciate what you each had to say.<BR/><BR/>Come back anytime, Steve. (And Mel, too, of course.)<BR/><BR/>JannaJanna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-17008938841356425312008-03-04T07:19:00.000-06:002008-03-04T07:19:00.000-06:00I consider myself a writer. I do publish on-line (...I consider myself a writer. I do publish on-line (blog) and in specialty magazines (philately and postal history), but until I get published in mainstream, will just consider myself a writer. Nothing wrong with that of course. Being a writer rocks anyway, because I get so much pleasure out of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-17670793141492052002008-03-03T17:01:00.000-06:002008-03-03T17:01:00.000-06:00I know what you mean. I still don't call myself a ...I know what you mean. I still don't call myself a writer, I just say that I write. I would cringe, too, if someone put the author label on me. Not that I wouldn't LOVE to earn it, but like you said, I don't feel like I'm there yet.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for including the definitions. It makes me feel a little less crazy about this. ;)Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.com