Let's roam outside the neighborhood of novel writing. Just because you don't write books does NOT mean you're not a writer. There are a bajillion other ways you can use your sweet writing skills to enhance other's lives that doesn't involve months and months of plotting and story arcing.

Need an example or two? Here's a little something I whipped up last night for my daughter's upcoming bridal shower:

Very short. Simple. Yet without the words (translation: writing) on this invitation, no one would know where to go or what to do.

Here's another idea: Christmas cards. Yep, it's that season again. Why not put together some words that are meaningful? Doesn't have to be long, in fact, it's better if it isn't.

Commenting on a post on Facebook counts as writing. So does tucking a note in your kid's lunchbox, your significant other's briefcase, or penning a letter to the editor.

The point is that there's nothing magical about being a writer, like they're some kind of unicornish animal. Everyone has a writer inside that's screaming to be let out. Let that muse run free in all kinds of crazy writerly ways, then share your writing successes here. I'll give you a palm-stinging high-five.

What? You're still here? Go write!