Similarities:

Writers are considered more of an occupation where writing is a constant task where art form isn’t as considered while authors tend to focus more on writing about thoughts and emotions while paying attention to literary form. We all agree that an author doesn't need a prestigious publisher.

Differences:

We differ in how we classify blog posts and other minor forms of publication. I also focused less on describing writing itself. They also did not consider as many people authors as I did.

Writers use writing more as a tool	Authors use writing as an art form
Writers aren't as restricted by genre	Authors are somewhat restricted by genre
Writers release writing consistently	Authors can go years without publishing
Writers are more grounded in reality	Authors can write in fiction or non-fiction
Writers write mostly as part of a job or task	Authors write as a hobby or as a job

WRITING STYLE	PROS/CONS
Blog posts	Somewhat tedious. I enjoy the relative freedom
Essays	Very boring, often stressful deadlines and little creativity allowed
Creative Writing	Creative freedom and no deadlines. Seems somewhat pointless though.

Haiku Poem Genre:

Drive me to the store

Bring money; advertise too

Help setup mostly

Type of genre (Text Message):

Hey man, I need help setting the place up. But we have to get food and drinks.

Food: Chips, dip, veggie plate, bread

Drinks: Soda, water, beer

The place is at 1234 Main St. USA.

Need to get the word out, post to Facebook

Parking is limited so let people know that carpooling is highly encouraged.

Short Story Genre:

It was the middle of November of 2015. A homeowner was planning a party for him and friends for the holidays. His dilemma though was how to carry out doing the party and getting what was needed. Ah of course, he can contact his best friend. His friend had to drive him to the store in order to get supplies, since the friends’ car was much larger than the homeowners’ sports car. On the way there though a hawk flew into the car and attacked the homeowner and for some unknown reason took his wallet. Since he now didn’t have the money for the supplies the friend had to pick up the bill and ended up lending him some money. The friend took the homeowner home and dropped him off. Alas, the homeowner wasn’t able to set-up everything on his own. He was too short for some things like the putting up party streamers. Reluctantly the friend assisted in the set-up but was also tasked with something else, spreading the word about the party amongst their friends. After the set-up was done the friend then drove to his home and sent out an email, text message and created a short video for the party. Later that night many friends showed up and the party was a success.