Though Merriam-Webster defines a writer as “One that writes” (https://www.merriam-webster.com/), more than one simple action is at play when one is labeled by western society as such. A writer is defined by their perspective, for it affects every aspect of literature from tone to sentence structure. To clarify, my definition of perspective is as follows: The cognitive process resulting from the application of personality to reality. In other words, your brain filters real life based on things that you see, think, and feel, forming your subjective view of the world. I believe that writing is heavily sculpted by perspective because typically writers express their true personality through their works. Without perspective, writing would not be an art. There would be no two sides to every story, and all texts would sound the same. It is because of this concept that I define a writer as someone who displays their perspective through literary arts.
