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    3. I mean this in the least facetious way possible... Who's actually hoping to become a writer or editor when they grow up?
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    Lara Katz
    Feb 9, 2019

    I mean this in the least facetious way possible... Who's actually hoping to become a writer or editor when they grow up?

    I ask because I am, but most of the other high school age writers/editors I have met really don't feel that way.

    Cate Pitterle
    Feb 9, 2019

    The problem is that I really WANT to, but I just don't know if I can. I'd love to go into journalism, maybe, but with so many organizations laying off their staffs it just doesn't seem stable. I'm definitely planning on being a night-job writer, though 😂

    Lara Katz
    Feb 9, 2019

    I totally agree. The literary business is terrifying, but either way, I won't stop writing

    Cate Pitterle
    Feb 9, 2019

    @Lara Katz Same thing here. We'll figure it out somehow!

    Anya Chabria
    Feb 9, 2019

    I'm not sure whether writing and editing will be a hobby or a career just yet, but it's definitely worth considering.

    Megan Romero
    Feb 9, 2019

    Good luck! What's great about writing is that it can go either way.

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    Cate Pitterle
    Feb 9, 2019

    @Megan Romero ^^ So true! You can't exactly dabble in being a lawyer or a doctor, but you can always write as a hobby

    Megan Romero
    Feb 9, 2019

    I've been set on going into biology for a while now. I love writing and editing but I'm not sure about turning them into a career.

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    Lara Katz
    Feb 9, 2019

    Wow, multi-talented! I don't think I totally would have the chops to go into something other than writing or editing.... Although I do make a lot babysitting lol

    Megan Romero
    Feb 9, 2019

    @Lara Katz That is one skill I don't have... I tutored kids for a little while and I'm pretty sure they all hated me!

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    Cate Pitterle
    Feb 9, 2019

    @Megan Romero Omg, I've tutored before too-- mixed reactions from the kids lol. One gave me her Christmas list and another told me she thought I was 30... It's fun if you're a good teacher, but I'm not either  😂😂

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    meenakshijani
    Feb 9, 2019

    I would love to pursue writing as a career; it's something I've always wanted to do. I definitely want to pursue creative writing in college! I'm also thinking about journalism, or maybe law...

    Tara Conkling
    Feb 9, 2019

    I feel that writing and art stretch into so many other subjects. That's why so many people are interested in telling stories but don't feel it's their focus.

    I love forensic science and hope to do criminal profiling or something FBI. And you know where my interest in this began? Reading Holmes stories and watching the movies/show.

    I hope to be able to apply this to writing, having the criminal knowledge to help me build unique characters, and maybe create my own mystery stories.

    Stories really can come off any career branch. Some writers can be closed off from anything but their journals, but I think every experience in one's life can only benefit what s/he may create one day.

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