Can I be a Writer?

After taking 12 college credits from the SEYS (secondary education youth services) department at Queens College I have realized my teaching career may be on hold for a while. As an english major I normally am asked "what are you going to do with an english major", as repetitive as the question has became over the years so did my answer. I would respond with the most confidence and say "I am going to become a teacher'. Now that my teaching career is on hold, when the question is asked (what are you going to do with an english major?) i will simply say "I do not know". Unfortunately that is the sad truth, I will be graduating soon with a degree in English and I do not know what kind of job is in my future. Writing has always been a passion of mine, since the age of 9 I have kept a journal of some sort, and this has continued throughout my early adult years. However I feel writers lack a certain confidence, well I lack a certain confidence... I always thought professional writers had to be nerdy, witty, and socially awkward. What are the qualifications of being able to call oneself a writer? Does one have to be published? Can you be a bad speller and still be considered a writer? Can you lack creativity? Can you be a romantic? Do you have to be cynical? All these questions come to mind when I think a about becoming a writer. I figured as a writer to begin the process I will write. I am going to write all the time, this is just day 1 of all the writing I will be doing, I will not get tired of writing, I will write everyday and I will be considered a professional writer who will make a remarkable living doing so!