When I was a student we used to call them "problems" but now they're called "challenges." My challenges are to write a second novel about SIU and record the Saluki Marooned audiobook. Because my background is in broadcast journalism and aviation my talents lean away from advertising. So, I need help with promotions.
And SIU students need practical experience, so Deb suggested I attend the Saluki Job Fair, sit at the Business Incubator table, and help guide students towards part-time jobs and internships. (Deb did most of the guiding while I sat there looking important 🙂 Home - Small Business Incubator (siu.edu) And when Deb was mingling with people around the room, Incubator student worker Tristan Workman was in command at the table.
My generation of students was in-your-face brash and independent (and politeness was optional). Millennials are quieter, and some are very shy. This, of course, has something to do with COVID-19 isolation.
My goal is for the audiobook to be finished and available for publication by SIU Homecoming in October. I have no idea when the second novel will be completed, hopefully by early next winter.
My experience talking with these sharp kids has prompted me to alter one of the characters in my new novel. She will be a Millennial who is working on her Masters at SIU, very shy, but engaging.
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