“You’ll be fine” was kind of the motto that was preached throughout the panel and during individual meetings. It wasn’t just being said to make everyone in the room feel at ease about the fear of the real world, but it was said to mean that as writers there are many jobs that need people with writing abilities. Being able to write is an important skill to have especially now with the advancement in technology. Writers are needed when there is a new software or application to help the user, writers are needed for education to produce textbooks, writers are needed to help run social media for companies, press releases, major publications. Anywhere you can think of, the ability to write and write well is a commodity that is always being looked for.
For me, it was great to hear the possible avenues writing can take me even though I know what path I want to take. Talking to Lydia Woolever, the associate editor for Baltimore Magazine was very insightful. She not only talked about possible internship opportunities, she gave me advice on writing for the newspaper and other things on publication. It was just great to hear someone talk about something I was really interested in because it made me more motivated to continue the route of publication and journalism.