I am a writer
August 31st, 2006 by justme
That was a very pompous line delivered by a successful writer in the movie, Wonder Boys. But in all seriousness, I am a writer. I was told that one does not need to be published or have won awards or even to be any good to be considered a writer. As long as one has a writing practice, he is a writer. That speak true to many things I do. It is often that I am overly critical of myself and not consider myself skilled in my hobbies. They are merely for past time or messing around and not worthy of being called the creator of the art. For instance, I have never considered myself to be a musician even though I have been playing piano since I was five. Certain pieces of music I can actually play very well. However, I always feel that I don’t know enough music theory to be considered a musician. To me, a musician understands music beyond just what a tune sounds like. He should understand harmony and cord progressions. All the things I never learned as I had only learned to read music and play it as is. A lot of my friends are musicians. They truly know the art, not me.
It wasn’t until I was told that I am a writer because I perform the act of writing that I understand that I can be a musician even if I do not know theory or the intricacies of how music is written. I do not make a living through music but I am a musician as I am a writer.