So for years, like 10 now, I’ve been calling myself a writer. I think that term is now way too general for me. Before I continue, I want to be clear that I don’t want to put myself in a box but I want to be able to better portray my vision of myself as a writer. I already started updating my social media apps. When people ask me what I do I say I’m a writer but that’s not really working for me anymore. I mean, everyone is writer. So to be less vague, I will now be saying I’m a poet and novelist.
It reminds me of a sprinter verse a long distance runner. They both require discipline and skill but they are two different types of runners.
What do you think?
Jayne.press 
I believe that saying you’re a novelist adds a little allure to everything. But I think it only works in the West. In India, a poet or storyteller is a loser. I visited a doctor recently and I said I write stories when he asked me what I did, and he laughed and said, so, you’re a story. I didn’t see the or anything. I would have once. I just laughed it off now.
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