tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342108341602529487.post2789424094014172991..comments2024-02-16T13:48:30.522-05:00Comments on Ninja Girl Reads: Insecure Writer's Support Group: IDENTITYNinja Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00901215698632029838noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342108341602529487.post-10706761042869980502015-03-09T16:38:08.968-04:002015-03-09T16:38:08.968-04:00Also, saying it, too, opens you up to comments and...Also, saying it, too, opens you up to comments and questions from people and sometimes I, at least, just don't want to deal with that.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342108341602529487.post-77320484197924972782015-03-06T16:19:13.313-05:002015-03-06T16:19:13.313-05:00I'd say you're both a dancer and a writer....I'd say you're both a dancer and a writer. And if you've had something published, that mean author as well.<br />I have a hard time telling people I'm the author of books because then they ask and rarely do they enjoy the genre I write, so it fumbles at that point.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342108341602529487.post-22223951776731101712015-03-06T10:46:27.568-05:002015-03-06T10:46:27.568-05:00I think it takes different people different times ...I think it takes different people different times to get to that point of saying, I'm a writer. IMO, you've completed manuscripts, so you are one. If someone has ever seen potential in your work, you are one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342108341602529487.post-76043546712785427322015-03-06T09:38:45.778-05:002015-03-06T09:38:45.778-05:00I don't think I'll be comfortable calling ...I don't think I'll be comfortable calling myself a writer until I have something in print. After that -- good...bad...or indifferent, I'll be a writer. :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342108341602529487.post-6173712752432102512015-03-06T07:55:39.841-05:002015-03-06T07:55:39.841-05:00There was another blog that had the same theme. Sh...There was another blog that had the same theme. She was uncomfortable with telling people she was a writer. I used to be this way. Like when someone called and was like "what are you doing?" I had to find an excuse because I couldn't *possibly* tell them I was working on my novel. I mean, what gives me the right to write a novel? I think it's embarrassment spawned by insecurity. We're not ready to believe this of ourselves yet, so why should others? You'll get to a point where you'll feel comfortable in confessing your loves as who you are. "I'm a writer. I'm a dancer." It just takes time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342108341602529487.post-41477162298551974352015-03-06T02:26:12.632-05:002015-03-06T02:26:12.632-05:00I think it's so tough to say those because it ...I think it's so tough to say those because it makes it so official! It's also hard for me to say it, I feel like I have to be on a certain stage in my life to be able to call myself that. Like everyone advises though, I think we should all eventually own it. Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.com