Your Typical Freshman

This time 3 years ago I was in the midst of my first stay in psychiatric care following the first of my many suicide attempts.

It’s not crazy. It’s procrastination.

This link has a list of jobs you can get with a creative writing degree. If you click on each one, there’s more details about the job as well as a video from a professional speaking about their experiences.

Here’s a few more career options:

News producer

News editor

News anchor

Public relations specialist

Digital content reporter

Advertising copywriter

Marketing analyst

Media relations specialist

Communications trainer

Political speech writer

Campaign director

Lobbyist

Public information officer

Book editor

Contributing writer

Freelance writer

Ghost writer

Creative Writing Professor

Television Writer

Game Writer

Literary Consultant

Documentary Filmmaker 

It’s going to be rough at first because you will have to work your way up to some of those positions, but that’s the case for most industries. You will probably have to work a job you’re not in love with in order to pay the bills while you work on your first novel.