A Career As A Writer

I spent the morning at William Aberhart High School in Calgary at Career Day. I was asked to speak about A Career As A Writer. A writer friend cracked, “Isn’t that an oxymoron?”

I asked the kids how many were really interested in writing, and in all three groups, the majority of hands popped up.

I rattled on for a while, and then answered questions. We talked about the importance of reading, and the need to pay your bills another way, about the joys of writing and the endless distractions. And then I went home and tried to settle down enough to get back to work.

Saturday: the Calgary Young Writer’s Conference.

Maureen