Monday, January 14, 2013

A Better Definition...






There are many definitions of the word writer in the world.  Webster says a writer is "one who writes". Oh how bland a description for who and what a writer actually is.  I kind of like the definition above.  It gives a lighthearted look at one part of a writer's life, but still, even this definition doesn't quite cover what I see a writer is, so I decided to make up my own definition:

W...wordy.  We live by the word, live FOR the word and try our best to arrange those words in such a captivating way they are not forgotten.
R...reader.  Those pesky words tempt us at every turn.  We know what it is like to gather words around us, to drown in them until we are taken to another place and time.  We as writers cherish the spoken word and try our best to share that love with others.
I...inspired.  The lives of others captivate our interest.  The world around us fascinate and challenge us to present it's stories so others feel inspired as well.
T...talented.  There is an inherited gift every writer has.  The gift to string words together to tell a story. Some come by this talent naturally and others through hard work but all have it.  
E...entertainer.  We live to entertain with our words.  Some stories are infused with humor while others may bear our pain, but all show a part of our innermost spirit to the world.
R...ready.  No matter the obstacles, no matter the challenges, a true writer is always ready to test themselves.  To reach for that spark of creativity within, to draw words close to them and mold them into something no one else could create.


What type of writer are you?  The Webster kind or something more?  







14 comments:

  1. I love it! I'm definitely something more than the webster kind.

    W - Whimsical
    R - Risky
    I - Imaginative
    T - Talented
    E - Exciting
    R - Resolved

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    1. Hi Rena! What a nice definition you have as well...I wish I would have thought of some of those words! ;~)

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  2. You really can't be a writer without the Webster definition, but I HOPE I am more than just that!!

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    1. Hi Genevieve!

      Of COURSE you are more than that! Remember, I've read your book so I should know...;~)

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  3. LOVE your definition, Donna! (and Rena's too!) - so clever and creative - you know, like something a writer would think up :)

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    1. Lol...thank you, Susanna, for your kind words! I think writers like you are in a slightly different (star quality) category but one day I will get there! ;~)

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  4. Hi Donna .. probably inspired informer ... seems to be what I enjoy most and then making sure my posts are entertaining ...

    Cheers - writing is a release for us all ... Hilary

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    1. Hi HIlary!

      I like that phrase...inspired informer...that about sums it up...;~)

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  5. I consider a writer "one who writes, but goes unpublished" then when you get published, you're an author forever.

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    1. Hi Erik!

      I like your definition, even if I have a slightly different view of what an author, for ME, truly is...;~)

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  6. An author is broadly defined as 'a person who originated or gave existence to anything' as is distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist. By this very definition we are all authors.

    IMHO I make the distinction between author and writer as being professional or amateur. In other words anybody who has ever received monetary compensation for their text is 'professional' and ergo an author.

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    1. Hi JP!

      I find your distinction between author and writer interesting. I have met authors before who were extremely unprofessional in their approach to their writing careers. They lacked the integrity I want to bring to the title "author" and even though I was paid for my Chicken Soup story, by your definition I should call myself author and I refuse to...that time will come but it hasn't come yet! ;~)

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  7. Very creative, Donna. I was going to try to come up with my words for W-R-I-T-E-R, but I have too many writerly things going on. My creative energy doesn't want to go there. Sorry I can't share, but at least I can appreciate your words and definitions.

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    1. Hi Alayne!

      You know the good thing about words? You can come back to them again and again...they don't usually go anywhere so they will still be here when you have time to come out and play...;~)

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