(from elsewhere)
Many people use writing for therapy, escape, or self entertainment, not for others to actually read. I’m a philosopher. Philosophers have to generate a novel idea, and write a book advocating and defending it. Thinking philosophically only means you’re human, doing an arts and crafts hobby not a philosopher. Likewise, writing a story or novel only means you’re human. Unless you write a novel narrative, advocate it and defend it with your characters and narrator, you’re just a human doing an arts and crafts hobby for personal entertainment.