Comments on: In Defense of Writers

By: IntrigueMe

IntrigueMe — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:40:44 +0000

This is a good post. Actually, they all are so far.
I certainly don’t consider myself a writer by any means. I’m a blogger, but I am no writer!

By: nicopolitan

nicopolitan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:50:27 +0000

Thank you, sir, for emphasizing this important semantic point! Interestingly, it works inversely in music: those that actually know how to use a musical instrument do not call themselves musicians until they get on stage or record in a studio, but I suppose that as opposed to writing, that threshold is pretty clear.

I’m wondering if there’s a way to make the writer’s threshold clearer. That would resolve a lot of ambiguity.

By: Hannah Miet

Hannah Miet — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:24:29 +0000

Amen.

This actually makes me feel a lot better…

By: Kristan

Kristan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:01:52 +0000

LOL to the Billy Collins anecdote!

“SO TRUE” to this whole post.

By: courtney

courtney — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:38:12 +0000

Again, this applies across the board. Love the thought process.

By: Brad Green

Brad Green — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:10:21 +0000

The biggest differentiation between the non-writer and writer is that writers write. They write no matter what. All the rest is ancillary, I think.