The Third Degree - Bookish Careers

THE THIRD DEGREE

BOOKISH CAREERS

When I was a little girl, my mom says I wanted to be a doctor who worked at the castle and took care of all the princesses.  While that sounds pretty cool, I can’t imagine there are many princess doctor jobs out there.

I was on a competitive dance team until I was ten, so my next career goal was to own a dance studio.  Since then, I have given up dance to focus more on school and my dance studio dream fizzled away.  

Last year, I would have told you that I wanted to be a lawyer.  I wanted to help people.  The more I learned about a career in law, the more I realized it was a career where I would constantly be dealing with conflicts and situations that weren’t very pleasant.  That’s not really what I had in mind.  I avoid conflict. 

Now, at eleven years old, I think I have found my true calling.  Books!  Books have actually been around all along, I just didn’t know that they could lead to a career.  Having a book blog has opened my eyes to the possibilities!

There are all kinds of bookish jobs out there and I want to learn more.  Actually, I am thinking about a little feature where I interview people with different book-related jobs.  I would get an idea of what schooling they needed, what a typical day is like, what they like best about their job, etc.   

Sound interesting?  Do you know anyone who might want to take part?

Edit to add:  If you want to send me an email, that's okay too readingvacation{at}att.net