Hi Madeline,

I’ve recently come to the same conclusion and, finally, after writing for over 30 years in one way or another, begun calling myself a writer. I even bought myself new business cards proclaiming it — they help me remember every time I see one.

I am a writer.

I take my craft incredibly seriously.

And I also live in a chronically ill body that forces me to rest more than I write and that’s just the way it is. I am writer living (creativity most days) with chronic illness.

Thank you for the new ‘rules’.