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And why it is still my career path
By: Savannah Garrison
Writing is intimately intertwined in every facet of my life. I wake up and go to work as an intern
technical writer where I assist a logistics team edit manuals and training materials. In the evenings,
I commute to the University of Baltimore where I am an English Professional Writing undergraduate
dually pursuing a Master’s degree in Publications Design. Practically every assignment handed out by my
professors involves writing of various genres, word count, and page length. Although writing is integral
to my life, it has also become the bane of my existence. Why would anyone choose to write as their profession?
My Dream
My life revolves around writing. While writing has ruined my life, it has also changed my life.
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love, and for many other moments. My parents and family members read to me when I was a toddler and
reading which has developed into an infatuation with words in general. I plan on plastering quotes and
and sayings. My passion for writing and reading have culminated into my dream of one day opening and
owning my very own bookstore. When you walk inside the doors, it will be as if you have stepped inside
the pages of a book. I envision that quotations from my favorite authors and stories will decorate the
walls, and every person who walks inside will sense my love for words like a palpable cloud.
Without Words
count requirement, I make it about 150 words in - approximately where I am right now in this post -
before all of the vocabulary I have accumulated run like wild stallions out of my mind, and ideas cease
motif found in two novels, or a lab report. Writer’s block is single handedly the worst aspect of being a
Usually that battle involves nothing intellectual. For me, it can be broken by moving away from my work,
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there.
Sometimes it is. Sometimes it is not. It is truly a gamble, and I do not like taking risks. Author
Neil Gaiman had another suggestion that I have also found useful. “Put it aside for a few days, or longer,
just me) as if you’ve never seen it before. Start at the beginning. Scribble on the manuscript as you go
about it and know what the next few words are. And you do it all one word at a time.”
To Sleep or Not to Sleep
As a night owl, maybe it is my fault that my best work is always produced at night. But I still
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