When people talk about being a writer, the first words that come to mind are glamour and artistic parties like Charles Dickens used to mix cocktails for.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There are those who write because they believe they have something so marvelous that it will make them famous and wealthy, a lauded commodity who will be invited to a lifetime of cocktail parties.
When somebody asks what I do, I guess I say 'writer' first.
I have a curious background for someone who turns out to be a writer.
The career of a writer is comparable to that of a woman of easy virtue. You write first for pleasure, later for the pleasure of others and finally for money.
The first job of a writer is to be honest.
Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.
Writers are articulate. Artists find it more difficult.
Today there are millions of people making stuff and putting it into the world: that's become part of our identity and it shouldn't be limited to people who fancy themselves writers, or who are particularly witty or talented.
A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer.
I didn't think being a writer was a fancy thing. It was a job like any other job, except apparently you could do it at home.