A Little Bit About Me
From an early age my passion for creating stories has been cultivated through writing workshops and programs in addition to the standard educational experience. This passion has been honed over the years as I worked towards my degree in Professional and Creative Writing. My educational journey has driven me to continue pushing the boundaries of my creativity and literary knowledge, this ongoing process of learning and growing has resulted in clear improvement; becoming a better writer is a very tangible motivation for me to keep stiving for greatness in the form of a published piece.
Publishing a book has been on my bucket list ever since I started writing my first novel so much of my inspiration to pursue this internship has come from the goal of putting my stories out into the world. However, my expectation for this internship experience is simply to enter the world of publishing.
I am confident with many genres and styles. One of my most intellectual projects is a novel that falls into the genre of phycological realism, the story covers challenging topics that have personal significance—I often find myself explaining it as similar to Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club. Aside from that I would say my talents lie in the young adult fantasy realm, and as far as how I see myself contributing to this genre in the publishing industry…Who knows, maybe I’ll write the next big young adult trilogy.
I currently have six projects that I have clear direction for and hope to eventually publish someday. In terms of other areas of the field aside from writing, my goal is to become an editor for a publication. How do I envision myself making a significant impact in the industry? Truthfully, I think that writing a good story makes a significant impact in and of itself but if I were to change anything about the publishing industry it would be to create more pathways for beginner authors to submit their work.
I was able to publish a letter to the editor in the Seattle Times. This gave me encouragement and reassured that I can be successful in this industry.
Several of my professors have gone out of their way to praise my writing on assignments that I submitted for their classes, including comments like, “you are such a talent,” or “fire draft,” and “such a quick pace and a curious voice. I am so drawn to the big bright images.”
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