What Makes a Writer a Writer? An Exploration in Asking and Answering This Question
Date of Award
8-16-2011
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Liberal Studies
Organizational Unit
University College, Arts and Culture Management
Disciplines
Arts and Culture
First Advisor
Laura Pritchett
Keywords
Writer, Cordova, Julie, Writing, Career, Life, Template, Attributes, Qualities
Abstract
Look up writer in any dictionary and it will likely define a writer as anyone who writes. This capstone project initiates a discussion to refine what it means to be a writer - a real writer - not to judge, but to suggest guidelines, expectations, and well-defined standards, because being a writer should be more than just being someone who writes. Interviews were conducted with ten published fiction authors; and analysis found that there were twenty identifiable attributes for writers that go beyond just writing such as studying the craft, meeting quotas, accepting rejection, being traditionally published, and being read publicly that together define some expectations and standards which confirm that the simple act of writing does not make one a writer.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Cordova, Julie, "What Makes a Writer a Writer? An Exploration in Asking and Answering This Question" (2011). University College: Arts and Culture Management Capstones. 68.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_mals/68