New York City!

There is nothing like being 10 feet aware from Alan Rickman!  I saw the most riveting play called Seminar while I was in New York City.  Absolutely riveting!  The play centers around a group of writers who enroll in a private seminar with Leonard (played by Rickman), who is a well-known writer who has fallen from grace.   Each students presents their writings to the group who in turn critics them.  Leonard is the most critical.  I almost saw it again.   It gave me lots to ponder about writing.  But overall, it was just RIVETING!

While in NYC, I wrote one short story in long-hand, so it will be a week before I get my scribblings into a word-format to post.   How about a piano teacher who kills her students for simply hitting a wrong note...

I also had time to ponder two multi-part questions:  

What is a writer and when does one become a writer?   When you write something?  Or when you get published?  Who decides if you are a good writer?  How do you know if you are a good or bad writer?   Is it based on your choice of words?  Sentence structure?  Ability to tell a good story?   Keep the reader's interest?

What is the role of an editor?   Are they allowed to take your work and rework so that it sounds better?  If so, based on whose opinion?   Theirs?   If they do that, does it matter whether you are a good writer or not and it's all idea based?