The writers do lunch

Another thought-provoking meme from lisalemonjello

1. Do you call yourself a Writer (capital W) and, if so, when and how did the transformation from being someone who writes to becoming a Writer occur?

As early as grade 2 I was working on a novel. I have always written creatively except for during my university years. I got my first job as a journalist when I was 24. I always wanted to be an author more than anything, but not until I was 30, started writing prolific poetry and sensed that it was good, did I allow myself to take literary writing seriously. I still sometimes describe myself as a Nature Writer who would like to publish fiction and poetry.

2. Do you write in more than one form (i.e. short fiction, poetry, essay, novel) and, if so, how is the process different one to another?

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