What career can I pursue that involves literature and writing?

[Ashely Corner]

I'm really good at English but I don't want to be a teacher. I love debating topics, hearing and talking about problems going on, writing, etc. I don't want to be a teacher or writer. Help?

[World]

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[Jonny Z]

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[Jackie G.]

Politician
Motivational Speaker
Critic
Lawyer
Sales Person
Business Owner

I encourage you to take a speech and Debate class
Consider the field of Sociology and you may find this is a better major/path for you...or Communications...

[meliotrope]

Thanks for asking.

I majored in English at college, and poetry too.

I made a slideshow about what to do with an english degree.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/25123144/Life-...rts-Degree

Here's what I did.

I worked as a development intern at Planned Parenthood.
Then I went to Indonesia and volunteered in a baby orphanage and wrote my first grant.
I came back, took some classes at the Boston Center for adult education, at the Foundation Center in NYC, and decided to become a fundraising consultant.
After that I worked for a number of different nonprofits helping them write direct mail, create marketing materials, and run events.
Then i worked for a humane society as a development assistant.
Then I worked for a domestic violence shelter as a development associate.
Then i worked for a social justice organization as a development officer. all the while I was still consulting as a fundraising consultant for different nonprofits.
Then I was a development director for a small community orchestra.
Now i teach webinars and consult with different nonprofits.

I'v got a free e-newsletter and blog with tons of posts where I talk about how to do fundraising. It's a wonderful career for people who like to be persuasive, speak, and write.
Here's a list of all of my career posts about fundraising:
http://www.wildwomanfundraising.com/free...ives-page/

I've written a book about how to get your first fundraising job, it's called The Wild Woman's Guide to Fundraising, and you can read more about it here: http://wildwomanfundraising.com/store

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