By E.W. 1-17-13
Let me run you through a common conversation with people I meet who find out I’m a college student:
Person: What’s your major?
Me: English.
Person: Do you want to work at a newspaper?
Me: Not really.
Person: Oh, do you want to go into teaching?
Me: No.
Person: So…what do you want to do?
Me: I’m not really sure.
Person: Oh, well…that’s okay! You’re young, and you’ll find something!
Me: Yeah…of course…right…
No matter who I talk to, the conversation follows this basic format. Apparently, there are only two jobs out there for English majors: teaching and newspaper journalism. Now, I know that there are more jobs out there for people like me, people. But what are they? What are the options for college student who want to write?
I am about to find out. I am making it my mission to find different options for those who are interested in writing like I am. Whether you are interested in fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, or journalism, I hope to find outlets where you can express your creative side. By talking to those in the field and those working their way up, I will be able to obtain an insider’s view that might just shed some light on what the rest of us can do with our lives.