Writing is a hobby of mine that I take very seriously; some people call me a perfectionist, others say I have OCD. Although I genuinely enjoy writing, others often call me a writer. I want to be clear about this common misconception of myself: I am not a writer. Now, you may be thinking, "But you are a writer, you're a person who writes." However, being a writer and someone who writes have completely different meanings and connotations.
Writers are people who write that are known for their unique style of writing. If you read a piece of their writing, you can automatically recognize the author by their writing style, writing subject and other minute details that you may not even realize you pick up when reading an article, novel or poem. Let's be clear: I do not want to be known for a specific style or subject of writing. I do not want to be tied down to conform every piece that I write to a certain formula or guide for my writing. I pride my writing on being unique and discussing an array of subjects while taking different formats, like poetry and listicles. I want each piece that I write to mean something totally different depending on the reader.
I cannot stress how important the creativity my writing suggests is, and I do not want any ordinary person to read my writing and automatically know that I wrote it. In doing so, this dilemma takes away from the readers' experiences and interpretations and places more importance on what the readers believe the author, myself, thought of the piece. My articles should not share similarities with my short stories, my essays should not share similarities with my poetry. My goal is to create separate entities within each piece that I write: focus on their individual messages, formats, diction, plots, syntax, characters and themes. I do not strive to be a modern Mark Twain or Charles Dickens; I'd rather remain anonymous than be another name on the cover of a paperback.
As you are now reading this article of mine, you are probably trying to make connections between this article and other articles of mine — don't. I don't want you to step away from this article and try to piece together its meaning according to my previous works you've read. This article has its own story to tell. I am not a writer, I write.
