Many people like to write and some want to become a writer, of course they need to learn how to become a writer first right? Yes, that’s true, but when does an amateur writer become a professional writer? One would say, by definition, as soon as he sells something, but it’s really the day he decides to try to sell something.

You see my fellow writer, you are a writer or an author when you get to the point you know. Nobody can take that away from you and this syndrome of “Professional” or “Legitimate Author” and the approval of another is false.

The day you feel like a writer, you are!!! And the day you get paid for your first article, e-book, short story, essay, or whatever, you’re a professional writer or author, and once that happens, you’re indeed, by complete definition, a professional writer.

In fact, that is the truth of it. Taking that away from anyone who writes articles online and submits them to one of the top online article websites or works hard to create quality articles is not fair.

Currently with just over 10,000 articles if I wish to call myself an author I am entitled, without my other e-books which have over 3 million hits each on my websites since 1999 or the co-authored franchise book, published by Dearborn in 1998 and still available at Barnes and Noble today and God only knows how many of those have sold.

In fact, if I want to call myself a hobby writer in retirement, I can too. It works both ways. I certainly hope this article was of interest and thought provoking. The goal is simple; to help you in your quest to be the best in 2007. Thank you for reading my many articles on various topics that interest you.