An Extensive List of Pros and Cons to Being "That Writer Girl"

I have been frequently--way more often than I'm comfortable with--referred to as "that writer girl" by my peers.

"Aren't you that writer girl?"
"And then that writer girl said..."
"Ask that writer girl."

And considering the fact that I spend an overwhelming, and considerably unhealthy, time writing, this tag makes sense. A lot of people I'm around may not know me personally, but may know that I edit the school paper or ramble on this blog. I'm always talking about writing and writers. My hands are always stained black from ink. My passion is clear. So I'm not at all upset about the name, I actually think it's super cute when people refer to me as that, and my friends have a good time making fun of it. It's the connotations, implications, and tones associated with the name that's interesting to me. Sometimes they're positive, and sometimes they're negative. But they're always interesting. Needless to say, there are some pros and cons to living my daily life as "that writer girl."

PRO: People value your opinion.
CON: People value your opinion.

PRO: People consider you to be knowledgeable, unmistakably.
CON: People consider you to be knowledgeable, mistakenly.

PRO: People read your blog when you're talking about something important.
CON: People read your blog when you're just whining about Statistics.

PRO: People ask you questions which spark intellectual debate.
CON: People ask you questions which piss you off.

PRO: People think you're smarter than you are.
CON: People think you're dumber than you are.

PRO: Teachers expect you to do well on papers and essays.
CON: Teachers expect you to do well on papers and essays.

PRO: People think you're "insightful."
CON: People think you're "pretentious."

PRO: People want to hear what you have to say.
CON: People wish you'd just shut up.

PRO: People want your creative input or editorial hand.
CON: People ask you to edit they're college essay. (Error intended.)

PRO: People want to collaborate.
CON: People say they want to collaborate, but really just want you to do the work.

PRO: You meet new people on a regular basis.
CON: Some of those people you wish you hadn't met.

And so on, and so on. So yes, being "that writer girl" is both good and bad. But I can't say I don't love it.