What Makes a Writer?

Saturday morning thoughts for paid subscribers.

Good morning!

The response to Wednesday’s email about Slow, not Balance has been great.

When I sat down to write that letter I was not sure what I was going to write about for the week. More often than not the posts that I write quickly do the best. Funny how that works.

The positive response got me thinking about what makes a writer. Not a Good Writer. But just, a Writer.

Hot take: What makes a writer is the capacity to hit post.

When I started my Instagram account back in 2019, it was mostly out of desperation. I was burnt out in academic medicine (again). I was searching for a way to get my ideas out that did not involve a 5,000 word grant application or another academic journal rejection. So, geriatric millennial that I am, I took to social media and start micro-blogging on Instagram.

I grew my Instagram account by posting every single day for nearly two years. It definitely helped (this feels gross to say, but it’s true) that the pandemic happened. Everyone turned to social media …