Jessica Bajorek
Professional Writer
Jessica is a Hofstra University student studying English-Creative Writing and Writing Studies with a minor in World Literature. She enjoys reading, writing, and singing.
I have been a writer for as long as I can remember. I have always found a way to connect my interests, feelings, and passions to the written word. In many ways, I define myself by my ability to write and to do it well. My lifetime goal is to become a published author, therefore novel writing has become something that fills a good chunk of my free time, but even still, when I can, I get involved in other writing-related activities. Last year, I started a blog with Her Campus, Hofstra’s online platform for empowering women’s voices. I also write for another website, Rose Colored Lens, which I co-founded with other undergraduates. In addition, this year I will be starting my work on campus as a tutor in Hofstra’s Writing Center to help other students improve their form and skill. As both a passion and an important tool, writing has become central to my everyday life.
Writing for me is often a form of escapism, but it can also be a way for me to best express my thoughts. I tend not to hold back my opinions and feelings within my writing, which I feel can make it more dynamic, but equally as hard to reign in for the purposes of more conservative, formal writing. I feel most at ease with creative prose and poetry writing because it allows me to capitalize on this emotional side of myself and infuse those raw feelings into characters or concrete images. Although I’d say I’m fairly well-versed in academic writing, it often does not bring me the same kind of joy or sense of accomplishment unless I get to speak about a topic that I am passionate about. Even in other creative forms of writing such as blog writing and editorial work, there is a limit to how much of yourself you can put in your piece because you still want to represent the tone of the platform that you write for. I feel that, to truly become a writer, I have, in a sense, had to learn how to be a jack of all trades.
Writing Against Power 