Writer or Non-writer?

I have become a bit more inclined to say I am a writer. Usually where I think saying so does not make sound like a pompous ass.

Reading the following from Processing: How Vauhini Vara Wrote The Immortal King Rao encourages me to think of myself as a writer:

Thank you so much for talking with me with me! Any bits of wisdom you can share for aspiring debut novelists out there?  

I’ll share the same wisdom that I received, over and over, early in my own writing career, which is that the only thing that distinguishes writers from non-writers is the writing—which is to say, if this is something you want to do, then go ahead and do it and keep doing it. Don’t stop. 

sch 7/8/22