I have no idea at what point I would call myself a writer - perhaps when the earnings of it are larger than the "trainer" earnings? Dunno. I am better at writing than training though :D
I always feel that if I use too many tools, I lose touch with the skills of something. It is kind of like setting automatic votes, I think those who do end up reading less.
If you write then you're a writer.
One point of contention is whether or not you're a good writer XD
you're a good writer xP and I still think your tagline should be "What I find interesting is..." XD
Another (which goes across pretty much anything people can freelance or hobby) is when you get to call yourself "professional".
Given how self-reflective you are it could be entirely that you're feeling like you'd somehow lose touch with skills if you didn't keep manually doing them but I feel like it's more of a tactile thing for you and you just like the feel of doing any given thing that you'd lose if you automated/used a power tool for it XP
I know people that claim they still read stuff they autovote. I know for a fact that I wouldn't if I was autovoting because when I automate something it's specifically so it gets done with little to no input from me and you kind of need input for engagement right XD (which is why I don't autovote)