Academic Work
It isn’t surprising to me that I ended up studying English at Virginia Tech; what’s surprising to me is that it took me so long to realize that telling stories is what I’ve always wanted to do. When I first came to college, I was unsure as to what I wanted to study. I ended up taking introductory engineering courses because I felt that engineering was “what I was supposed to do” if I was a student at Virginia Tech. At the same time, I took a handful of English electives to fulfill my general education requirements.
One of those English classes was Intro to Creative Writing, where I started learning how to take my love for storytelling and turn it into my own writing. By the end of my freshman year, I came to two realizations: first, I hated engineering; and second, I wanted to turn my passion for stories into my life.
In order to expand my ability to tell stories to include almost any form of media, I’ve spread out my English studies over a wide area of subjects. In addition to taking creative writing and literature classes, a lot of my coursework has been in professional writing, which focuses on effectively presenting information. In Designing Documents for print, I learned how to create visually attractive print media—such as magazines and information pamphlets—to transfer information to my readers. In Developing Online Content and Creating User Documentation, I gained the ability to connect with digital audiences through effectively designed websites. In addition, all of my professional writing and LLC courses have taught me how to analyze my objective and my intended audience in order to choose the best way to tell them my story.
To me, a story is not limited only to being a work of fiction; every time I write, whether it is fiction, user documentation, informational brochures, or even a response paper to a work of literature, I am telling a story to my readers. And I want to tell the best story possible.
Here you can find examples of some of my favorite projects from my time at Virginia Tech.
One of those English classes was Intro to Creative Writing, where I started learning how to take my love for storytelling and turn it into my own writing. By the end of my freshman year, I came to two realizations: first, I hated engineering; and second, I wanted to turn my passion for stories into my life.
In order to expand my ability to tell stories to include almost any form of media, I’ve spread out my English studies over a wide area of subjects. In addition to taking creative writing and literature classes, a lot of my coursework has been in professional writing, which focuses on effectively presenting information. In Designing Documents for print, I learned how to create visually attractive print media—such as magazines and information pamphlets—to transfer information to my readers. In Developing Online Content and Creating User Documentation, I gained the ability to connect with digital audiences through effectively designed websites. In addition, all of my professional writing and LLC courses have taught me how to analyze my objective and my intended audience in order to choose the best way to tell them my story.
To me, a story is not limited only to being a work of fiction; every time I write, whether it is fiction, user documentation, informational brochures, or even a response paper to a work of literature, I am telling a story to my readers. And I want to tell the best story possible.
Here you can find examples of some of my favorite projects from my time at Virginia Tech.