Tag: Careers
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Thinking About Literary Careers? Here are 5 New Options to Consider
When I was in school, scoring well in writing and reading on aptitude tests meant: 1) journalism and 2) human resources. The problem was, that I didn’t want to go into journalism and also, I’m ridiculously awkward on the best of days. How was I going to survive in a human resources position? Writing as…
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Editors, Making it Make Sense in the Publishing Industry
Since embarking on this writing journey, I have learned a ton of lessons that I never would have thought about before. One thing I learned recently is how to flesh out your characters and understand their “goals, motivations, and conflicts” (GMC), and there can even be multiple GMCs in a story! That’s something recent that…
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Literary Careers for Those who Love Books
Senior year of high school has a lot going on. There is senior prom, making sure the ACT is done, college applications, and preparing for those final days in the halls where you spent so much time. From August to May, those days go by so quickly and one theme plays throughout the year: “What…
