Monday Musings

Finally, I have actually had time to think about things lately.  Reading, writing, blogging, etc.  I've finally come to the conclusion that I am apparently a writer.  I've been told this for a very long time by teachers, friends, colleagues, family, etc., but I guess I never really believed it.  I've had poems published, I've always written good short stories (even when I was little), and I do pretty good writing reviews and articles.  Here's my problem...what kind of writer am I?  I honestly don't consider myself a poet.  I've written poetry and had it published, but it just isn't my passion.  I've not tried to have a short story published, and I've not written one in a long time, but I've got some good ideas...maybe I should try to write one and see if I can get it published.  Novels...I've got an idea for one that is still in formation, so I'm figuring that will be a while.  Articles, reviews, etc. that fall into the journalism category...these seem to be what I've written more of lately.  I have this blog, Coffee & Literature, and I write for Women that WOW!, which is a site for women and written by women. My occupation is a high school teacher, English to be specific, but my true passion, I've finally realized, is writing.  I don't really even know if there is a specific term for what kind of writer I am.  But I have, after a very long time of going back and forth, realized that writing is what I love and also one of the things I do that I'm good at, not just according to me, but others also.  So, where am I going to take my passion?  Of course, I will continue to teach, but why not write, too?  Writing, for me, is the 'escape' from the daily dealings of job and life.  Everyone has something they love to do--cook, sing, dance--and I love to write.  So, my only question is...what is the name for a writer such as myself?  What do you think?