tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post8880086310376765225..comments2023-10-28T07:58:16.825-07:00Comments on Regarding Reading and Writing (and Sometimes Life): Knows not where [s]he's going to...Abbey Stellingwerffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-5357057810795198662018-01-02T18:35:47.256-08:002018-01-02T18:35:47.256-08:00Thank you for your encouragement, Madeline :) It m...Thank you for your encouragement, Madeline :) It means a lot to me. I'm sure you will make good choices! And even if they don't work out, God can work that out for good, too. Happy New Year! <3Abbey Stellingwerffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-62758856302209485822018-01-02T18:34:29.788-08:002018-01-02T18:34:29.788-08:00Life is definitely a journey. I'm excited to o...Life is definitely a journey. I'm excited to one day be able to look back at everything that led me to where I'll go... but first I have to do the figuring-out part, and that's hard. I didn't know that you were going to go into social work when you started your degree! One of the reasons I'm glad that universities have required core classes is because you get to learn whether or not you are actually in the right major. I never would have added a history minor if it were not for my required Western Civ class. Abbey Stellingwerffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-47434843074497253502018-01-02T18:30:09.398-08:002018-01-02T18:30:09.398-08:00Some professors are even required by their univers...Some professors are even required by their universities to publish (in journals and stuff), so that would give me an opportunity to write, too.<br />I hadn't thought of journalism! I'll have to do some research into that. I think my school offers a course in journalism, too, so I could always try it out with a class.<br />Thanks for the suggestion and the comment! It's great to hear from you, too. Happy 2018!Abbey Stellingwerffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426609355118356332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-43891147356260642502018-01-02T13:31:24.714-08:002018-01-02T13:31:24.714-08:00It's so hard. Thinking you know what you want ...It's so hard. Thinking you know what you want and then just having everything derailed. Though I'm just graduating this year, it's daunting to think of my whole life ahead of me. What kinds of choices am I going to make? Good ones I hope. <br /><br />I hope in whatever you do, you continue to seek the Lord, always. Have a beautiful 2018, Abbey. <333Madeline J. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651322832150574847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-33436501977583141892018-01-01T15:05:25.655-08:002018-01-01T15:05:25.655-08:00For most, I think, what they end up doing in life ...For most, I think, what they end up doing in life is not a straight path and that to me is quite exciting. When I started my degree I had social work in mind but after taking some obligatory stats/research courses I enjoyed these immensely and my career path veered into medical research support. LisaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895264209925910773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-739961185981895710.post-42038189681732136162017-12-30T07:39:30.647-08:002017-12-30T07:39:30.647-08:00Wonderful post. So honest and refreshing to see yo...Wonderful post. So honest and refreshing to see you grappling with these issues.<br /><br />Though I have never even considered editing as a profession, I completely agree with your assessment of the impersonal, professional side of it. These are minds alive on the shelves as one author put it, not mere commodities, or sentence constructions to be molded and conformed to a preset pattern. Yes, grammar is hugely important and I actually love it because it helps me communicate better, but editing should not be so cold and calculated.<br /><br />Not saying you should go this route necessarily, but being a professor would give you quite a bit of free time to write on the side. Plus, it seems like professors have an easier road to traditional publishing. I mean it worked out pretty well for Lewis and Tolkien, didn't it?<br /><br />The other thing you might consider is journalism. This is something I considered at one point. Because there you're actually paid to write. What a concept! So your job will hopefully be reinforcing your writing on the side. I believe Karen Kingsbury and Jerry Jenkins started off in this field. You also might make some connections in the publishing world to help you down the road.<br /><br />Anyway, glad to hear from you again. Have a Happy New Year!DJ Edwardsonhttp://www.djedwardson.comnoreply@blogger.com