By Brittany Eldridge | Observer Contributor
Photo by Thomas Hill Jr.
Three local writers shared their advice on seeking a career as a professional writer.
Michelle Valois, English professor, stressed the writer’s need for supports such as professors, friends, and relatives. Students can discover other supports through online communities or by starting their own writing groups. Supports can provide students with advice on where to send work as well as feedback on how to improve their work.
Student writers can be proactive by starting their own book clubs. Valois suggested meeting with a group of writers at a library or coffee shop. She also advised that students choose and discuss books in a book club of the same subject matter they wish to write in.
