The WriterA while ago, I met up with an old friend that I don’t see very often. During lunch he asked me if I was still writing. For a moment I didn’t know what to say, the question caught me completely off guard. Had I been “writing” before? Had I told him about anything specific? I don’t think so but fact is, he is a very good friend of mine and knows me very well. He knows what kind of person I am. The answer was, yes, I was still writing , as I am writing this right now . In fact, I had been "writing something” for as long as I could write. I never realized it until that question: Are you still writing? Yes, I always have been and probably always will – I guess that makes me a writer. I don’t...

The WriterA while ago, I met up with an old friend that I don’t see very often. During lunch he asked me if I was still writing. For a moment I didn’t know what to say, the question caught me completely off guard. Had I been “writing” before? Had I told him about anything specific? I don’t think so but fact is, he is a very good friend of mine and knows me very well. He knows what kind of person I am. The answer was, yes, I was still writing , as I am writing this right now . In fact, I had been "writing something” for as long as I could write. I never realized it until that question: Are you still writing? Yes, I always have been and probably always will – I guess that makes me a writer. I don’t just write for fun or for assignments, for school or college classes. I write because I am a writer.