If I had the time to prepare a talk, it would probably be "Let Me Write, For Fuck's Sake" trying to find the right words and tools to address the problem when you are a writer: everybody believes they are a writer as well.

Are you a narrative designer? Do you hate these little anonymous animals reading your text as you type it in Google Docs? You're not alone. There are dozens of us!

Most people think they know what a writer does because they write. They write all the time: to do lists, emails and online posts. The problem is that it is not the same thing but we use the same word.

Half of my family still thinks that the only thing I do is smash my fists into the keyboard until some mysterious manuscript pops up on the screen.