How My Past Jobs and Experiences Influence My Writing

I think we often underestimate how our silly little jobs impact us. I tell my kids, well not really kids anymore, to value the first jobs they had since those jobs are the ones which will set the tone and flavor of what they will do the rest of their lives.

Jobs Bryan the Writer has Had:

Paper delivery boyGolf CaddyBurger King Old Country BuffetExcelo BakeryLightly Epicurean Deli and CateringPizzahut Delivery DriverFamous Footwear as a shoe salesmanSheriff’s Department Uniformed VolunteerMorries Subaru as a parts driverFire FighterHilltop Family Restaurant as a cook/dishwasherMankato State University as his assistantSchool Bus DriverCity Bus DriverTaco Johns restaurant in MankatoCorrectional OfficerGeographer at a bible campGIS analystGas Main InspectorCar SalesmanConcrete laborerU.S. Army soldierAnalystAuthorPodcaster

Now I am sure I have missed a few jobs in there someplace. Before you accuse me of not being able to hold down a job for very long, I think I should explain that every case where I left a job it was to seek out something better. I am not a huge fan of staying in one place too long as I like to try different things and indulge in my intellectual curiosity.

Those voices and experiences speak to you in a way little else can. It is because those experiences form the building blocks of who you are and who you will be in the future.

So, if you are young, and just trying to find your voice, I tell you to not give up too easy. The bumps and the bruises ahead of you will add to your personality and tell that little bard inside of you what to put on paper.

If you are not quite what might be considered young … or a more experienced writer, as it were … dig deep into yourself. Think about things that have happened to you in your life and draw upon those things in your life that bring you the pain the joy of yester year.

Writing is as much about feeling and emotion as anything else so if a memory brings a tear, then use it. Dive into that feeling and get it out on paper. Equally, if something made you smile, get that down on paper as well. It will result in the most genuine of stories.

Let me just give you a sneak peak of next week. You are going to get to hear from my beloved wife! She is going to be my guest and will talk about what it is like to the wife of an author and maybe offer a few tips and tricks to help your spouse or significant other deal with this crazy writing life we are all participating in.

-Bryan the Writer

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