What Kind of Writer Am I?

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Last week, Stacey wrote a powerful post about herself as a writer. She was inspired by Terje's post. Today I'm going to begin my answer to this question: What kind of a writer am I?

I am the kind of writer who needs words and sentences to make sense out of life.

I am the kind of writer who feels her way through writing.

I am the kind of writer who writes daily, many times a day, for herself.

I am the kind of writer who has filled sixty-three notebooks.

I am the kind of writer who has a story to tell, but isn't sure exactly what that story is. I am the kind of writer who writes best first thing in the morning.

I am the kind of writer who has discovered this secret...so much about writing is having faith.

I am the kind of writer who must write, even if no one else reads.

I am the kind of writer who writes too much and takes out lots during revision.

I am the kind of writer who enjoys repetition and symmetry.

I am the kind of writer who is afraid of failing as a writer.

I am the kind of writer who wants to use words to make the world a better place.

I am the kind of writer who needs just the right pen, and just the right color, and just the right font to help my writing come alive.

I am the kind of writer who loves to read mentor texts and then worries that everything has already been said.

I am the kind of writer who uses ellipses…

the interrobang?!?!

and overuses exclamation points (and doesn't care)!!!!!!

I am the kind of writer who returns to my writing weeks, months, years later and doesn't remember writing those words...and finds that often that's my best writing.

I am the kind of writer who has had to work to compose digitally and appreciates the different styles of writing it creates.

I am the kind of writer who needs silence to write.

I am the kind of writer who always has my notebook with me.

I am the kind of writer who wants readers. I am the kind of writer who will continue to search for the answer to this question.

I am the kind of writer who writes to untangle my life.

Thank you, Terje and Stacey, for the inspiration!

What kind of writer are you?!?!