Seems like the “this is what I want out of my career” posts are popular lately. Truth is, I want to be a published author. Big shock, yeah? I know. Pick your jaw up off of the floor, please. Your spit is leaking on the carpet.
That’s not all I want to do, though. My big goal is to become an editor for a publishing house. I want to get paid for making people’s work better and showing them how to improve their writing. But I don’t want to teach. Seriously. Teaching looks awful. Freelancing is okay, but it doesn’t pay the bills.
I love knowing that a writer can come to me at any point and ask me to work with them to improve their baby, the work of art only they could bring into this world.
I love taking a manuscript and being able to make little notes here and there, praising the author’s word choice or imagery.
I love knowing that those who come to me for a true run-through of their manuscript understand that I will not praise what needs work, but I will never tell them it’s bad. It’s never bad. It’s never hopeless. I can help you fix it. It’s what I’m here for.
My hope is simply to get paid consistently for doing this. I love what I do and I want to be able to afford to keep doing it. I’ve got a bit to go, about a year, left in my degree program, but hopefully I can snag a job someday. Retail and customer service aren’t my forever-job. Ideally? I want to be traveling the world and editing and writing and just being a rootless wanderer. ❤ I’m broke, though.
What are your hopes and aspirations? Don’t be humble! What do you want out of your career? What would you do if you could do anything?
Kit Writes 
Yes, everyone wants to be a published author. But it’s ok. No one ever got what they wanted without knowing what is was, so that’s the place we all start. Good for you for having a goal and being about accomplishing it. Hope you’re enjoying the challenge! @DietzShirley from I Just Have to Say
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Great hopes and dreams, and I’m right there with you. As a writer, it’s wonderful to help another writer achieve the story they dream of writing, just by pointing them in the right direction. (Though I don’t want to be a rootless wanderer–I’m too much of a gardener at heart, and you can’t take that with you throughout your travels.) 🙂
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