Quote of the Day 01/08

Name yourself writer. When people ask what you do, say, “I am a writer.” Writing may not be the way you support yourself, but identifying yourself by your day job doesn’t give your writing the position it deserves. One person may say, “I’m a writer who supports herself as a paralegal.” Another, “I’m a writer. And I earn a living as a masseuse.” When you name yourself writer first, you affirm the place writing holds in your life. – Judy Reeves