at what point in time do you become an "aspiring writer?" is it primarily a mental state, which encompasses the desire to be published? or is it simply the act of writing to express your thoughts, or to see if you can give yourself a larger perspective on a specific principle or thought? i wonder this out loud because the advent of blogging has allowed so many people to essentially "self-publish."
and if you are a "writer" but you also blog, do you reserve your "best" articles and stories for publishing? i see some fabulously witty blogkeepers/writers who write so eloquently on their blogs that it makes me wonder about the things that they're "keeping."
Posted by equilibrium-girl at April 21, 2004 07:55 PM"Aspiring writer" is what I feel like when I think about walking into the Scholastic lobby in NYC -- store to the left, lifts to the publishing offices to the right -- and thinking "Next time, I'll veer right." As far as being a "writer" and keeping a blog/diary, I use the diary as sort of a catchbasin for all my thoughts, and sometimes I go back and polish them up into an actual piece. And sometimes I post my best stuff. Also, your new look makes me crave rainbow sherbet.
Posted by: gretchen at April 21, 2004 11:21 PM