I've been a teacher at the college level, in composition mostly, and I've been an editor on magazines.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
After university, I got a job sub-editing and for years I was a literary editor.
I like being an editor, and I know how to make a magazine.
I'm an author. And writers write books. And writing books is a full-time career.
I worked at all kinds of jobs, mostly commercial editing.
I was an English major in college, took a ton of creative writing courses, and was a newspaper reporter for 10 years.
My dad was an editor and a writer, and that's actually what I aspired to be.
I've always been a writer, and in high school, I was the editor of my school newspaper and I got a writing scholarship. It's always been a passion of mine.
I've been a children's book editor, a nanny, a camp counselor, a barista, a research lab assistant, and a movie theater ticket-taker.
Well, my background is journalism. I don't have any creative-writing experience except for one class I took as a sophomore in college.
In addition to being a writer, I'm a librarian - professionally trained and everything.