According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, a writer is:

1 a person who has written something or who writes in a particular way: the writer of the letter.
• a person who writes books, stories, or articles as a job or occupation: Dickens was a prolific writer | a writer of short stories.
2 Computing a device that writes data to a storage medium: a CD writer.
3 historical a scribe.

So therefore, if you write, you are a writer. I always thought in order to define myself as a writer I had to score a cool publishing deal with a major publisher, sell a million copies and make a living from my words. Well, sorry to burst my own bubble and anyone else reading, but your excuses are over, finito, done. It’s time to come out of the closet and admit to yourself that you are in fact a writer. So what if Harper Collins hasn’t responded to your manuscript, and the agent that promised to take a look at your first five chapters has gone missing in action? You’ve written, so you’re a writer baby! Own it. Love it. Cherish it. Make the most of it. Most importantly, sit your booty down and write.

Would you call yourself a writer?