Claiming the Title of Writer from James W. Ziskin

In Lucy Worsley’s biography of Agatha Christie, we learned that Christie always wrote “married woman” in the “occupation” line on her passport. How did you navigate going public with being a writer? 

Me “writing” my name at
Interabang Bookstore, Dallas
I don’t recall there was ever any mention of profession in my passport, but, when traveling abroad, I used to write the word “business” on landing cards in the space earmarked for profession. Not sure why I balked at putting “businessman.” Maybe I d...