Here we go – my first freak-out session as a college
student. As the questions whirl around in my head (Who am I? What am I doing
with my life? Will I ever find a job?), I have to take a breather and look
outside at the beautiful college campus where I have the pleasure of living.
Sometimes I ask myself, “Lauren, do you really want to
continue your life as a journalist?” I mean, I love writing and I wish I could
get paid to sit by myself all day and just give opinions on daily life;
however, unless I became darn good at it, I have to make a name for myself
first.
Authors such as J.K. Rowling, Kelsey Timmerman and Conor
Grennan have expanded my knowledge of not only writing, but the world as well.
Rowling went from being a broke, single mother to being one of the richest
women in the world. Timmerman was curious about where and how his clothes were
made so he traveled the world out of sheer curiosity. Grennan wanted to build
his ego by helping a children’s orphanage on the other side of the world, only
to find out he grew to love those children (as well as the woman he met, who is
now his wife). None of these authors
write for newspapers. In all honesty, if I had to write news articles for a
newspaper, I’d probably claw my eyes out; but what ever chooses to come my way
– the more, the merrier!
My ambition comes from opinions, life experiences, and the
inner five-year old who loves to read. I did not grow up watching ABC News or
Fox; I grew up reading the works of Dr. Seuss, the antics of Junie B. Jones and
the Harry Potter series. To this day, I head straight toward the Fiction
section when I walk into my town’s local library and I almost always grab Jodi
Picoult’s or Nicholas Sparks’ most-recent novel. My imagination chooses to run
wild, and I keep a loose leash on it. I do not necessarily picture myself being
an avid author of novels, but if the right story comes along, then I may very
well be on the shelves of your local bookstore one day.
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