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SO YOU WANT TO BE A WRITER

Module II: Sponges and Writers

Group Activity: Student Handout

Author Tom Clancy believes that "writing is about people." He advises young writers to find themselves a job where they are in contact with a lot of people.

In your small group discuss Clancy's advice and consider the following questions:

• How could a job, other than writing, help a writer develop into a successful author?
• Why does Tom Clancy believe that "writing is about people?"
• What story ideas can writers get by watching and listening to other people?
• What are people-related jobs?

Use the table below to describe story ideas that could be inspired by working in different professions. Start with "lawyer," John Grisham's original profession.

Career	Potential Story Ideas
Lawyer