找到合适的“写作”方式
Jennifer 布兰查德 ('05) thought she scored her dream job when she was hired as a writer for a business-to-business magazine headquartered in California. But she soon realized that the strict corporate culture wasn’t the right fit — or as she puts it: “I was sitting behind a desk eight hours a day, 为别人工作, and feeling like a piece of my soul was dying.”
布兰查德, a public relations and journalism alum who studied creative writing and poetry at UC, 梦想着写小说. By 2008, she decided to begin her first book in whatever spare time she could find outside of the office. She also started a blog to document her journey and the struggles aspiring writers face in turning creative ideas into published work.
“I started the blog as a way of motivating myself, because while so many people saw me as a high-achiever, I had a hard time getting motivated when it came to chasing my big dreams,她说。.
计划成功了. Within a year, she not only drafted her first novel, but her blog had gained a steady following. Through paid memberships and newsletters, 布兰查德’s online presence became a reliable source of income, 到2012年, she quit her corporate job to blog and write full-time.
今天, and more than 10 self-published books later, 布兰查德 works from her new home in Austin, 德州, and helps aspiring writers through workshops, 一对一的指导, and blog articles with practical advice.
In early 2017, her blog was named one of the year’s Best Blogs for Writers by PositiveWriter.com. She hopes her career journey can inspire others feeling trapped by unfulfilling jobs.
Says 布兰查德: “I’m on a mission to empower writers, authors and creators to go after their writing dreams and live the life they’ve always imagined.”
更多的故事
利记sbo Rising Sophomore Accepted into 2024 Summer Undergraduate 研究 Program at UMass Chan Medical School
利记sbo’s Young Scholars Liberty Partnerships Program Names New Executive Director
I would like to see logins and resources for:
For a general list of frequently used logins, you can also visit 我们的登录页面.