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I have dreamed of being a published author since I could pick up a piece of paper and a pencil to write down my thoughts. For many years, I imagined that writing was a solitary act and a writer was someone who worked alone. But when I began the research for Future First, the first thing I noticed was how every author who inspired me had thanked hundreds of people in their acknowledgements for contributing to their books.
In the public workshops offered by The OpEd Project, I honed my desire to contribute to the world through writing. It hit home there that with privilege comes responsibility. In a writing group of fantastically smart and savvy NY alumnae from The OpEd Project, I put into practice the concept that the labor ...
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