I write. I no longer use any term to label me specifically. I work, I write, I love, and I therefore exist. Too many people are "authors" today, without being "writers." As with anything, you can pay to get what you want, whether you deserve it or not, but when you are a valid anything, others pay to know you...hmmm
Incidentally, the birthday YEAR doesn't work, so I had to ignore the birthday. I don't understand why it insists I am ancient, not even alive anymore!