In the 11 years since I graduated from college, the one constant in my many jobs and hobbies has been writing: exhibition labels, news and features articles, poetry, blogs, scholarly essays, development (fund-raising) writing, grants, marketing collateral, website copy, a thesis, a dissertation. I have written myself into (and occasionally out of) many opportunities. I try to explain to my students the magical properties of writing to snag interesting opportunities. At the same time, however, I'm wrestling with my own identity and voice as a writer.