Comments on: On Being a Writer http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/11/18/on-being-a-writer/ A web log about web development and internet culture with frequent detours into other stuff. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tiffany http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/11/18/on-being-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-91839 tiffany Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:07 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2628#comment-91839 Agreed. It's as though we don't want to call ourselves 'X' if it's not something we earn an income from and do full-time. For example, I don't think of myself as an artist, but I <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiffanybrown76/4085452315/" rel="nofollow">suppose I am one</a>. Not a <em>working</em> artist, but an artist. I think it's hard to break that identity-occupation connection for most of us. What we <em>do</em> is so important to our sense of who we are in the U.S. Agreed. It’s as though we don’t want to call ourselves ‘X’ if it’s not something we earn an income from and do full-time. For example, I don’t think of myself as an artist, but I suppose I am one. Not a working artist, but an artist.

I think it’s hard to break that identity-occupation connection for most of us. What we do is so important to our sense of who we are in the U.S.

]]> By: tiffany http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/11/18/on-being-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-93615 tiffany Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:00 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2628#comment-93615 Agreed. It's as though we don't want to call ourselves 'X' if it's not something we earn an income from and do full-time. For example, I don't think of myself as an artist, but I <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiffanybrown76/4085452315/" rel="nofollow">suppose I am one</a>. Not a <em>working</em> artist, but an artist. I think it's hard to break that identity-occupation connection for most of us. What we <em>do</em> is so important to our sense of who we are in the U.S. Agreed. It’s as though we don’t want to call ourselves ‘X’ if it’s not something we earn an income from and do full-time. For example, I don’t think of myself as an artist, but I suppose I am one. Not a working artist, but an artist.

I think it’s hard to break that identity-occupation connection for most of us. What we do is so important to our sense of who we are in the U.S.

]]> By: Patricia http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/11/18/on-being-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-91834 Patricia Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:12:08 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2628#comment-91834 I've had the discussion of what makes a writer a writer for years with various friends. I've always been in the minority in my belief that a writer writes. Quite simply. Whether it is good or bad, that's a judgement call for others to make. I think when people talk about "writers" they're usually talking about published authors. I certainly don't mean to insult or dilute the importance of what many of my very talented friends do but I dislike the idea that we would discourage anyone from trying to fulfill their need and desire to write simply because they don't have the great American novel in them. I’ve had the discussion of what makes a writer a writer for years with various friends. I’ve always been in the minority in my belief that a writer writes. Quite simply. Whether it is good or bad, that’s a judgement call for others to make. I think when people talk about “writers” they’re usually talking about published authors. I certainly don’t mean to insult or dilute the importance of what many of my very talented friends do but I dislike the idea that we would discourage anyone from trying to fulfill their need and desire to write simply because they don’t have the great American novel in them.

]]> By: Patricia http://tiffanybbrown.com/2009/11/18/on-being-a-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-93614 Patricia Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:12:00 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/?p=2628#comment-93614 I've had the discussion of what makes a writer a writer for years with various friends. I've always been in the minority in my belief that a writer writes. Quite simply. Whether it is good or bad, that's a judgement call for others to make. I think when people talk about "writers" they're usually talking about published authors. I certainly don't mean to insult or dilute the importance of what many of my very talented friends do but I dislike the idea that we would discourage anyone from trying to fulfill their need and desire to write simply because they don't have the great American novel in them. I’ve had the discussion of what makes a writer a writer for years with various friends. I’ve always been in the minority in my belief that a writer writes. Quite simply. Whether it is good or bad, that’s a judgement call for others to make. I think when people talk about “writers” they’re usually talking about published authors. I certainly don’t mean to insult or dilute the importance of what many of my very talented friends do but I dislike the idea that we would discourage anyone from trying to fulfill their need and desire to write simply because they don’t have the great American novel in them.

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