Ben Croomes
Major: SociologyYear: Junior
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I have a lot of hobbies. I've been an amateur carpenter for a few years.
What’s the best advice anyone has ever given you about writing?
I was in a group of writers that consisted of myself and 5 elderly women. After reading one of my short stories, the oldest of the group said, "It doesn't make sense. It should make sense." The simplicity of her statement killed me, but it's also stuck in my head.
What has been the most rewarding part of your job at the Miller Writing Center?
The people I've met. Every client I've had has shown me a new way to look at writing, a new way to relate to people.
Is there anything challenging about your job? If so, what is it?
Working with dissertations in hard science fields.
Hidden talent?
I have a degree in culinary arts.
Any good book recommendations?
"Less Than Zero" by Bret Easton Ellis. I'm fascinated with the excess and ruthlessness of the Reagan 80s. This book captures the depressing nature of the popular drug culture during that decade and its juxtaposition with the overwhelming desire to be something more.
Ben is a priceless member of our all-star Miller Writing Center team! He is qualified to work with all writing, but his specialties are creative writing, literary analyses, and essays. Hope that you’ll come visit him in the RBD location of the Miller Writing Center on Tuesdays from 4-7PM and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5-7PM!
~Ashley
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