Writing: Stick to it!

As a hopeful writer, passionate in the art of the written word, I have often thought to myself “What the hell am I going to do with writing?” If you talk to any non-writer in the world, it seems they will ask you the same question. Usually, the conversation proceeds as follows: “What would you like to do after you graduate?” 
Me: “Honestly, I would really like to pursue a career in writing.” 
Other person: “Oh... And when that fails?”

"Really dude?"

It seems as though no one wants us to be writers anymore. It’s one of those jobs where, unless you are producing the next Harry Potter saga, people tend not to care. Or they think they don't care. What people fail to realize almost every time is that writing is a fundamental part of almost all jobs, and it just happens that having a passion for it usually means you’re good at it. Behind a brilliant politician, is a writer hearing his speech performed. In a commercial, someone somewhere is listening to the line that they wrote.

Writing is not limited to creativity, and being a good writer can get you so far. I know from my own experience that having a “power with words” can really progress you through a career, even if that career only happens to be a summer job.

I love writing. Even if I don’t end up being the next J.K. Rowling, why should I let that get in the way of my passion? There are many careers such as journalism, magazines, publishing, teaching, and even being a professor for a creative writing class, which can accent your love of writing. Yet no matter the job, just having the ability to write well will work tremendously in your favor.

I believe wholeheartedly that if you believe in something strong enough, it will happen.Don't let those non-writers bring you down. As my mother would always say, they're just jealous!

"Thanks Mom!"