There are plenty of titles that have to be officially given to you. Doctor. Police officer. đKing of England.
âWriterâ is not one of those titles.Â
Yet so many aspiring authors are hesitant to claim the identity and call themselves a writer. Maybe as a kid, you didnât get good grades in English class. For years, youâve believed that youâre just not a creative person or youâre not good enough to be a writer.Â
Itâs also easy to compare yourself to others. Since someone else seems better at writing than you, you couldnât possibly call yourself a writer. Right?Â
Nope!Â
Hereâs what we believe: If you are writing, you are a writer!Â
Weâre talking about journaling, writing prompts, letters to your auntie and crappy first drafts â it all counts!Â
You have the right to write.Â
You have the right to try and make mistakes.Â
You have the right to not be the best the world has ever seen and to do it anyway.Â
âď¸READ THAT AGAIN.
Listen up, friend. No one is going to tap you on the shoulder with a sword (like a medieval knight) and bestow the title of âwriterâ on you. You get to bestow that title on yourself. Â
Why does this matter? Weâre so glad you asked. The titles or identities that we claim influence our actions.Â
When you call yourself a writer, you will be more likely to:
- Write like itâs your job. If youâve been treating your book like a âwhen I have timeâ side-project, calling yourself a writer might help you make time to write.Â
- Start building your author platform. At some point, youâre going to have to tell people about your book. The sooner, the better. Begin growing an audience of people who will be ready to buy your book when it hits the shelves.  Â
- Grow in confidence! It might feel scary at first to tell someone that youâre a writer. The more you do it, the more youâll realize that you deserved this title all along.Â
So! Your mission (should you choose to accept it) is to introduce yourself as a writer to someone this week.Â
đđđ Will you complete the mission?
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