Do You Have to Write Every Day To Call Yourself a Writer?

Is there any truth in this commonly heard piece of writing advice?

Nia Simone McLeod
Jul 14 · 3 min read
A Black man sits in a room painting a portrait of a woman. On the side of the room is a statue with a bust of a man on top of it.
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Lately, I’ve been going through a creative drought. It’s difficult to decide on new projects to pursue. The process of completing new ones has been rough at best. Instead of giving myself the rest and care that a bad bitty like me deserves, I’ve been…