There can be very set ‘wrong’ and ‘right’ ways of being a writer – or so we’re led to believe. Historically, you’d need to have a publishing agent, an editor, published works, and books on shelves before you might dare to use the word ‘writer’ to describe what you do. And that’s all fine. It makes sense.
But in today’s digital economy, it’s not always about the old ‘right’ ways of being entitled to the writer title. Many people opt to only publish their work online, or self-publish. Many more still don’t opt to publish anything at all, preferring to keep writing as a private pursuit, or one they share with a select few.
Here are a few of the things that I experienced when I started to use the title of writer.
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