Finally, I began to look at jobs in other fields, secretarial positions and receptionist positions, but every job description I found read like a description of areas in which I was particularly lacking: “Must be highly organized. Must be a self-starter. Must be detail oriented.” They might as well have said, “Must not be, nor ever have been, nor ever aspire to be, an English teacher or a writer.”
As if writing doesn't require self-starting, paying attention to details, and organizing information.
