wondering, is blogging really writing?
I've been writing online for nearly 20 years now, which is hard to believe. I have a 23 year old diploma that indicates I have a degree in English that sits, gathering dust, in my basement. And now, as I'm working on my first book, I've been in a cerebral battle with myself as I say "I'm not a writer." I'm a real estate agent, a mom, a wife, an amateur chef, a former piano teacher, a blogger, a fill-in-the-blank with anything except a "real" writer. Except that is bullshit. I'm a writer. And I'm developing my craft. I'm a long way from the great authors that line my bookshelves in my basement writing nook. I'm probably even a long way from some of the crappy ones that I can't force myself to throw away. Thanks to my first ever creative writing class at Lighthouse Writers Workshop I'm developing a writing practice, I'm finding my voice, and my character's voices. My current book project is a piece of h