i know a few who write all the time and it's basically crap.
i only know of two books by Hesse and he was a laureate, i think. but i may have missed a load of his work.
i think a true writer is true to the art of writing. not necessarily reams of work but constantly above average when they do write, with a few really good pieces that stand out as excellent. i think a prolific writer is guaranteed to do one thing and one thing only; write a lot. i don't think the love of writing coupled with prolific, equates to a true writer either. quality has to play a major role. i'm not on about grammar, i'm on about content, originality. does it move you more than a hard boiled egg.
i'd say william is a true writer, mainly because of the plays. and of course he was prolific.
my experience with writing: as a kid (6 to 12) i lived on the streets (not flogging my body
) and in children's homes. i taught myself to read from old newspapers and mag's i'd find laying around. needless to say i wrote very little and certainly not poetry. i had very very little schooling . i came to poetry; writing, about ten years ago but i was never prolific. nor will i ever be a true writer. i did about 14 chapters of a book and stopped for one reason or another, now i can't remember what i wrote 
i'd love to be a good writer, a true writer, but i don't have the determination to see it through.
i only know of two books by Hesse and he was a laureate, i think. but i may have missed a load of his work.
i think a true writer is true to the art of writing. not necessarily reams of work but constantly above average when they do write, with a few really good pieces that stand out as excellent. i think a prolific writer is guaranteed to do one thing and one thing only; write a lot. i don't think the love of writing coupled with prolific, equates to a true writer either. quality has to play a major role. i'm not on about grammar, i'm on about content, originality. does it move you more than a hard boiled egg.
i'd say william is a true writer, mainly because of the plays. and of course he was prolific.
my experience with writing: as a kid (6 to 12) i lived on the streets (not flogging my body
) and in children's homes. i taught myself to read from old newspapers and mag's i'd find laying around. needless to say i wrote very little and certainly not poetry. i had very very little schooling . i came to poetry; writing, about ten years ago but i was never prolific. nor will i ever be a true writer. i did about 14 chapters of a book and stopped for one reason or another, now i can't remember what i wrote i'd love to be a good writer, a true writer, but i don't have the determination to see it through.