Confusing Self-Expression with Being a Writer

Perhaps it’s time to explain this.

I am, above all things, a reader. Own photo

I am a writer. By this I mean that I earn my living as a writer. I have done so for many years. I do not write as a hobby. I do not write to express who I am. I do not write to make friends (though often I do). I do not write to incur fandom or fame.