1. Being a writer means communicating ideas and stories effectively through a variety of outlets including essays, poems, novels, short stories, and narratives. Writers must be able to observe the world around them in great detail in order to express what they see in their own voice. They must know how to listen and how to manipulate words to their advantage as well.
2. I think of myself as a writer, although I rarely finish what I start writing due to lack of focus. I began thinking of myself as a writer in high school when I wrote dirty poems and read them to my friends for a laugh. I began writing more and more based upon my frustrating teenage experiences and the people I surrounded myself with, and I continue to build upon my poems and stories to this day.
3. Last summer I was in a teen writing fellowship in which I was in the company of other teen writers. in that instance I felt comfortable referring to myself as a writer because I was among peers who did too. Aside from that instance I would never refer to myself as a writer because I feel like it's a title that comes with expectations of fine writing, and even though I've grown as a writer I don't feel like I'm at the level i'd like to be at.
4. I think I belong to the community of writers who write in secret and won't let people read their work. I also belong to the community of writers who will only submit their work in order to get something in return. There are probably millions of others like me from all walks of life.
5. My writing doesn't include visuals but I would like to learn how to incorporate them somehow.
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