She is a South Korean film journalist, essayist, and book columnist. She started writing because she loves to read.

In his tenth year as a solution consultant at Samsung SDS, the author once thought, "Just a bit more experience, and then I'll switch careers or start my own venture." A decade slipped by. The universal question arose: "While everyone moves forward—switching jobs, starting businesses, even marrying—am I stuck?" After much contemplation, he concluded that even periods of stagnation have their own value. Through his stories, he hopes readers find comfort, laughter, and tears, and that this book helps everyone discover their own meaning in the career maze.

홍영녀(1916~2011)는 한국의 수필가다. 70세가 다 되어 한글을 배우고 글을 쓰기 시작했다. 이후 꾸준히 써온 글을 자녀들이 엮어 1995년 수필집 《가슴이 하고 싶었던 이야기》를 펴냈다. 2005년 11월 KBS `인간극장` `그 가을의 뜨락` 편 주인공으로 등장하여 널리 알려졌다.

Seo Geojung (1420-1488) was a scholar from the Joseon era who authored the essay collection Pirwonjapgi (필원잡기, Records of the Literary Community), which depicts the truths forgotten by history, and idle conversations between government and people. •Essay collection Pirwonjapgi (필원잡기, Records of the Literary Community (1487)