7 Things I Wish I Knew at College Graduation (As an English Major Going Into Publishing)
Because Substack is one of those nice social media platforms that doesn’t sell every little piece of data about you, I genuinely have no idea what the general age group of my followers are. But, should there be any 22 year olds out there, this one goes out to you. May these tidbits of advice bring you a little peace (and excitement) for the road ahead.
7 Things I Wish I Knew at College Graduation (As an English Major Going Into Publishing)
In honor of college graduation season, I’m circling back to my own experience transitioning from school to the workforce.
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