Reid Mitenbuler

During my freshman year in college, I was particularly inspired after reading a roundtable interview with a group of notable writers. Their comments contained one consistent piece of advice: live some life before expecting to be a good writer. Many of them had attended film school or MFA programs--paths I was interested in pursuing at the time--but I was surprised by how often they downplayed those experiences. Instead, they recommended getting out into the world, stepping outside your comfort zone, taking weird jobs, socializing with people from different backgrounds, etcetera. The sentiment really stuck with me. So, after graduating, I joined the military, which sparked a chain reaction of interesting life experiences and jobs--both in and out of the military--that took me all over the world. I like to think that it gave me some valuable perspective. Meanwhile, I spent a lot of time dissecting other writing that I admired. 

Reid Mitenbuler 

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