As someone who is pretty mediocre at everything, I feel a huge amount of imposter syndrome when a big title is attached to my name.
It took a very long time to classify myself as a “writer”. Instead of simply saying “I write”, I used to give very long winded explanations about what I do in my free time.
I used to - actually still do - think writers are full time creative machines. I still imagine Jacqueline Wilson, sat at a typewriter in a white room overlooking a huge garden. While I know now that’s not the case - and most writers are like you and me, trying to make a living - I don’t feel glamorous enough to call myself a writer.
Can I even call myself one? Especially as someone who goes through more writer’s blocks than actually being productive and produces hundreds of first drafts?
The very simple answer is obviously yes.
here’s to more rambles in 2024 ✨
I have trouble with the title as well. I also see writers as creative machines. Maybe it’s how we’ve been conditioned. 😊