At home, writer gets to carve (8)
I believe the answer is:
inscribe
'carve' is the definition.
(inscribing is a kind of carving)
'at home writer' is the wordplay.
'at home' becomes 'in' ('I'm in' can mean 'I'm at home').
'writer' becomes 'scribe' (scribe is a kind of writer).
'in'+'scribe'='INSCRIBE'
'gets to' is the link.
(Other definitions for inscribe that I've seen before include "Draw (a figure) within another" , "Write; etch" , "Write a dedication to someone in (a book)" , "Put dedication into" , "Scratch" .)