What Does It Mean to Be a Writer?

riters have the potential to be artists, interpretative dancers whose ink-pen legs twirl on white, paper-lined floors. Their voice can be both masculine and feminine, inviting and chilling, at once familiar and mysterious.

Yet, what does it mean to be this artist? What does it take to learn to execute the intricate, varied movements required to present a story that transcends its simple presentation of words? Is it enough to simply write? To put pen to paper or fingers to keys and tap a rhythm that will transform a page into a vibrant ballet?

Perhaps the artist is born of a need to carve meaningful shapes from chaos—shapes that will serve not only as a reflection of the self but as tools to understanding our fears, our hopes, and, ultimately, our humanity.

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