However, I’d never wanted to be a writer and had no interest in being an author. It was awesome.ĭuring college, I got my first idea for a book. So, I fell back on architecture and went to work for a wood products company, designing floor and roof systems. I started the program the January after 9/11 and consequently emphasized in the Middle East and did my senior thesis on the political efficacy of modern terrorism.Ĭonsequently, when I graduated, I couldn’t get a job. That didn’t last long, though, and I bounced through a couple other majors-history and anthropology-before ending up in political science. That last one was the most influential when I came back from my mission, I started college as an architecture major. I’ve always loved the visual arts and design, and as a teenager that was my creative outlet: I painted, I designed sets for the local theater, I drew houses for real estate ads. I didn’t set out to have such a wide variety of career experiences I just did what seemed interesting at the time and ended up with a schizophrenic résumé. I think that I would probably describe myself as a reluctant Renaissance man. How would you describe yourself and everything you do? Website Photo by Tiffany Tertipes It seems like you’re involved in so much more than just writing. He has served on the board of directors of LDStorymakers and founded the Whitney Awards. Robison Wells is the author of On Second Thought, Wake Me When It’s Over, and The Counterfeit.
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