He nodded as she spoke, English degrees didn't usually lead to much in the way of career prospects, he understood her not wanting to commit to it, despite her interest.
"I'd be first in line to get your book, someone with your passion and talent, it's a guaranteed hit! As for me, I haven't done much of anything for a few years, but when I did, it was mostly short stories, stuff like that. Although...." he trailed off for a second and felt himself start to blush as he said quietly "I have been known to mess around with some poetry."

His face was a deep red as he grinned nervously and hastily added on "Please don't put that in the interview. This is all still for that, right? Or are we just chatting?"