The pertinent question

[trinityofone]

So in the end, Ireland won “her own private war”—neutrality at any cost.

That's the last sentence of the very last essay—the very last assignment—I'm going to write as a college student.

I am more terrified right now than I can possibly express. What Do You Do With a B.A. in English?

I think I'm gonna post some fic.

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[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Your friend is awesome. Maybe I should look into that? If I can't be F. Scott Fitzgerald, I certainly wouldn't mind being Max Perkins.

[janne-d.livejournal.com]

And the awesomest thing? She gives me free books too, hoorah!

Seriously though, she's some kind of editor (don't ask me exact details) for HarperCollins and I know she does a lot of liaising with authors and printers and sorting out book designs and stuff - it sounds pretty interesting. I do know that it did take her a while to get a job in publishing, maybe a year of looking, and I think most of the houses are based in London if you're looking to stay here.

[roaringmice.livejournal.com]

English language publishing is pretty much centered in London and NYC.

[roaringmice.livejournal.com]

Here in NY, it's a very competitive field. In fact, it's so competitive that most of their entry level employees work there for...free. :gasp: :horror: It's obstensibly an "internship", but what it allows you to do is get your foot in the door and get the experience you'll need to move up into a paid position.