Acting, to me, has been many things: It's a business, and it's a craft, and it's a political act - it's whatever adjective is most applicable.
How can an adjective in front of a noun not describe the noun? There are dwarf stars, but they're still considered stars.
Any adjective you put before the noun 'writer' is going to be limiting in some way. Whether it's feminist writer, Jewish writer, Russian writer, or whatever.
I like that 'Mad Men' is now an adjective I use to describe clothing when I'm shopping: 'I like this top. It's very 'Mad Men.'
Writing is so fun precisely because if you take out the right adjective, the readers can decide what kind of book is in their hands. Suspension of disbelief should not be mandatory in contemporary writing.
Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable.
Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.
Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.
Ambidextrous, adj.: Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a left.
