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So this weekend I found myself chatting with an established
comic writer, he asked me about my interest in the matter and I told him I ran
a webcomic but before he could even respond I qualified it with;

“Well it’s a fan comic, I’m not a real comic
creator.” He was appalled.

“What do you mean you’re not a real comic creator?” He demanded. “Do you have a
comic?”

“Well yeah but its a fan comic its not a real-” He
literally put his hand on my shoulder to stop me.

“You have a comic. You made a comic. You’re putting in
the work. You’re a real comic creator.” He told me about how one of the
people he works with on a comic started by writing Mass Effect fanfiction even.
I’ve been thinking about that ever since.

I’ve thought about how many times I’ve heard myself and
other say things like, “Oh, I’m a writer but I write fanfiction not like
real writing.” And thats so bullshit, he was right. 

If you write you’re a
writer, end of story.

I’ve been thinking about this again lately, I’m not always happy with my work but I’ve put hundreds of hours into the comic and that’s not something a lot of people can claim. 

“If you write you’re a writer.”