Writer or Not?

Am I a writer? As much as I write, I don't think I am. When I do create something, I do it for myself. I don't usually have any intention on showing the public or even my friends what I Say. Even though it might be cool to make a piece of work that everyone wants to read, I still want to keep some things to myself. As greedy as it may sound, sometimes the writings you compose might be the only things you can call your own. I think a writer is more of a profession. It can be a hobby, but I think that would make that person (including myself) more of a "closet-writer." But then comes the question, "can you write?" Yes, I am physically able to write and I am able to make something that is pretty coherent. "So wouldn't that make you a writer, if you can do all of that?" By pure definition, yes, it does, but I still continue to look at being a "writer" as someone who wants to put their material out there. Someone who writes to have readers.

...someone who just desperately wants to tell a story, share their points of view , or just to eject thoughts to an audience... even if it just one other person.