Why does it matter? No ones going to say that to you if you're up.
IE: Get up and no one will say you're not a "real writer". That's all you gotta worry about.
Forreal on the home made streaks: Take pastels (or crayons, but prefer pastels) and melt them, mix with plain oil based paint (very little bit) then freeze. This will just make them softer to the point where it's like a meanstreak.