Writers lack of recognition.

Some writers feel like they are not in a "career", because their last name is not King, or Steinbeck. That is like saying there are no other scientists because the names Einstein and Hawking are taken.

Writers are responsible for everything, because without us, there would be nothing to write about.

We are the front line in every career path. We make and break politicians. We enable schools to exist. We capture history. We spread the knowledge. We capture the news.

Every occupation requires writing. Every occupation was preceded by writing, and every occupation is furthered through our chosen medium.

We educate, entertain, enlighten, and enrich our world. In short, if not for writers, our world would be a very dull and ignorant place.

Writers recorded our first glimpse at history. They gave us portals into long ago by carving words into stone. They taught us math, science, and even how to laugh and to cry. They worked for kings. They worked for religions. They worked for us.

Are all writers going to become famous? Probably not, but it is my belief that our chosen profession has a much greater risk of that infliction than many others. Who is more in today's conscious, Shakespeare, or one of the actors who portrayed his work?

Without writers how would anyone know of Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, or Moses? How would we know what their lives were like, what they ate, or who they loved?

Next time you feel like you don't make a difference: pick up a book, read an article, or look at the packaging on any product, and bask in the shadow of the author's mighty pen... you may even be that author.