By Chloe Kline ‘21, staff writer

After entering LVC as an art and visual culture major, senior Olivia Haug found that what she once thought would be a good career was not working out as planned.

Art was a passion of hers, but the more time went by the more she realized it was more of a hobby than something she wanted to do as work. By the end of her freshman year, Haug made the decision to change her major to creative writing.

“Writing felt more like home,” Haug said.

While writing is also a passion of hers, Haug felt that it was a more viable career option than art. Compared to other creative mediums, writing came more naturally to her.

In the future, Haug sees herself working as a freelance writer and doing commissioned pieces for clients. Having experimented with multiple genres and forms while in college, she enjoys writing fantasy short stories the most.

“I like to use fantasy as a form of escapism, and short stories allow me to write a whole narrative in a small amount of space,” Haug said. “Often, short stories stay in the moment and let you focus a lot on character interactions.”

As someone who focuses a lot on character interactions and character-building in her work, Haug says that the short amount of space makes one think more directly about how character dynamics push a story forward. Everything needs to be completely intentional due to the space constraints.

Haug’s short-term goal after graduating is to get her work published in a literary magazine.