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In the "Your Sparkly Mod" thread is this from Jenna:
That got me to thinking. There are a number of writers who have blogs but are bloggers writers or are just a subset of them writers - and what makes the difference?
I find it very easy to say I'm a blogger but nearly impossible to say I'm a writer. I got to thinking about that today. Partly it's because here on AW I consider you folks to be real writers - whether you're published or not, whether you're novelists, freelancers, text-book authors, researchers, editors, and all kinds of etc., you're all writers to me.
I came to AW as a person who loves reading and is a huge fan of writers. I wanted to learn more about the art and business of writing and get a peek behind the scenes at real writers.
So, back to the question - bloggers as writers. If I decide to pour all my creative energy into writing a blog and making that the body of my work, am I a writer?
And the rest of you: Your job is to convince Dawno that she IS a real writer after all.
That got me to thinking. There are a number of writers who have blogs but are bloggers writers or are just a subset of them writers - and what makes the difference?
I find it very easy to say I'm a blogger but nearly impossible to say I'm a writer. I got to thinking about that today. Partly it's because here on AW I consider you folks to be real writers - whether you're published or not, whether you're novelists, freelancers, text-book authors, researchers, editors, and all kinds of etc., you're all writers to me.
I came to AW as a person who loves reading and is a huge fan of writers. I wanted to learn more about the art and business of writing and get a peek behind the scenes at real writers.
So, back to the question - bloggers as writers. If I decide to pour all my creative energy into writing a blog and making that the body of my work, am I a writer?