As time goes by, I’m less astounded at the number of people who write who don’t see themselves as writers. But I’m still moderately surprised. Is there a stigma I’m not aware of? Or is it the classic image?
You know what it is. I just trotted it out again in a recent article, but here it is in a nutshell. People think that in order to qualify for writer status, they have to be this solitary soul in a cold water walk-up shivering in a ratty bathrobe while hunched over an antiquated Underwood at 3:00 in the morning, pecking out the great American novel with an overflowing ashtray at one hand and a jelly glass of rotgut hooch at the other. Not true. The bathrobe is optional.
I’m joshing, of course, but those of you who give presentations, speak at Rotary luncheons, or give keynotes at conferences are writers. Unless you farm out the task to someone else — and I really doubt you do that — you are the creator of your work. And that means you wrote it.
You might not consider yourself a writer, but you do write. Get over it.
Read more about being a writer here. Turns out it’s not as solitary as you think.
One of my favorite topics to speak about is indeed writing. If your group or organization needs a speaker, call or send an e-mail. I could talk about writing for days, but I’ve been known to keep it as short as 30 minutes.
Legacy Road 
I’ve always been acutely aware of the fact that people don’t really consider me a writer because I haven’t published anything substantial, or been able to make a living at it. I think that’s the standard most non-writers use to judge whether a person is “really” a writer or just entertaining a pointless hobby. But, of course, most non-writers are wrong, and you have it right.
We’re either misunderstood or not understood at all. :::sigh:::