| Every author is a writer, but not every writer is | | | | concept. |
| an author. Kind of like the every vegetable is a | | | | Authors often think so big, they fail to think small |
| fruit, but not every fruit is a vegetable thing. So | | | | enough to overcome writer's block, which could |
| what's the difference? When does a writer | | | | be why authors tend to be struck with that |
| become an author? | | | | dreaded ailment so often. |
| Simply put, a writer is, well, one who writes. | | | | If you are an author, I encourage you to keep |
| Rocket science-I know! Writers' work can vary | | | | your large vision in mind (the book-the goal) but |
| from freelance magazine and newspaper articles | | | | think small enough to get that next sentence |
| to copywriting for websites and corporate | | | | down on the page. Even if you have to take |
| marketing. | | | | baby steps once in a while, that's better than no |
| A writer typically writes for a living, often | | | | steps at all. Eventually those baby steps will turn |
| freelance, or on the payroll of a company large | | | | into a flat out dead run. |
| enough to have its own copywriting or journalistic | | | | And for all you writers (non-authors), don't dismiss |
| department. | | | | your talents to being too small to ever fit into |
| An author, however, is a special breed of writer. | | | | book form. A short story can be the synopsis of |
| Don't get me wrong, all writers are special! But | | | | a best-selling novel. A collection of articles can |
| authors see a larger vision. They see the world | | | | become the Table of Contents for a how-to |
| through the pages of books. Nonfiction, self-help, | | | | book. |
| novels, children's, fairy tales-you name it; they see | | | | If you dream of writing a book one day, start |
| it in book form. | | | | calling yourself an "author" instead of simply a |
| Authors don't usually think in terms of "articles." In | | | | "writer." And if you don't dream of writing a book, |
| fact, many authors I have met with consider | | | | keep doing what you do best-helping to change |
| writing articles to be difficult and a totally new | | | | the world, one word at a time. |