Thursday, September 16, 2010

Briana Bronson: A Spazztastic Writer By Sam Manuel, ENGL 336

Briana Bronson, better known as Bri, sits at the picnic table looking out at the world through wide silver-framed sunglasses. At twenty years of age Bri has been inspired by her time at Frostburg State University (FSU) to write. What exactly is she writing, you may ask? Bri Bronson is writing a book, a book fictionalizing her own college experiences. “I love to write,” she exclaims, and this should come as no surprise as Bri is majoring in the English field of Professional Writing while also working on a minor in Journalism and Sociology. As of today, the book is a few chapters long and Bri is hoping the finished product will be around ten chapters “but length really doesn’t matter.” Bri states that the book’s title is going to be something different, “a play off of words, something that catches the reader’s eye.” Bri also mentions, “Writing this book has really helped me realize what type of person I was and who I am now; I have grown a lot and my book has taught me a lot about people.”

When not writing, Bri spends her time dreaming of moving to New York and becoming an established member of a book publishing company. As her pink tipped manicured nails reach for a small silver pendant on her necklace that displays the letters KBΓ, Bri also mentions she is a part of one of FSU’s recognized sorority’s, Kappa Beta Gamma. Bri describes herself as being “spazztastic and friendly.” Spazztastic, Bri exclaims, “is a person who is full of excitement and gets excited for their friends and loved ones.” Bri later mentions, “I have random but funny outbursts.” Because of the many daily activities in her life Bri said that if she had an extra hour to spend in a day she would spend it sleeping. She laughs as she points out “there’s a lot of reading” as an English major and many events to attend as a sorority member “I feel I don’t sleep enough.”

When on breaks from FSU Bri likes to go on vacation. A smile spreads across her face and laughs abound as she recalls her summer vacation to Florida where she spent time jet skiing. “I was so afraid if I fell off, like, a shark would get me!” A brief pause for more laughter, “But it was so much fun!” As the interview draws to an end Bri’s voice turns somewhat quiet and dreamy as she also mentions she would love to visit Alaska and spend the night in an ice hotel such as those she has seen many times on TV.
Best of luck to you Bri as you continue to write your book and achieve your dreams.

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