Some articles say I struck writer (8)
I believe the answer is:
essayist
'writer' is the definition.
(essayist is a kind of writer)
'some articles say i struck' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'ESSAYIST' can be found hidden inside 'articles say i struck'.
(Other definitions for essayist that I've seen before include "kind of writer" , "Writer (e.g. Lamb)" , "Writer of shorter pieces" , "One who writes short pieces on given subject" , "I write" .)