I haven't been neglecting my blog. On the contrary, I have been busy working on posts for my first, paying job as a free-lance writer. No, this doesn't mean that I have given up my dream of writing a best-selling mystery. It just means that I am branching out. As soon as I get comfortable with my new position, I will be able to manage my time to include more fiction writing.
I am thrilled to say that I am writing news and opinion pieces for http://rantpolitical.com. I saw an advertisement for writers a couple of weeks ago on www.writethismoment.com. Their director of content, Chris Gamble, offered me the opportunity despite my lack of experience which I will always appreciate and remember.
Experience is difficult to get when people are reluctant to take a chance and give an unknown an opportunity. I am thankful I ran into someone who would.
I'm a little nervous about writing opinion pieces on political topics, but am doing a lot of research and reading to get comfortable with my middle of the road stance. However, I absolutely love writing news pieces.
As a freshman in college, back in the day, I can recall being so excited about the prospect of taking my first journalism course, News, Reporting, and Editing. I still recall the professor, not his name, but his brash manner. He was a rather large man and of course his new book was part of the reading material that semester. He would sit under the non-smoking sign and smoke during the whole class while spouting out journalistic do's and don'ts.
His words I remember as well and I'm enjoying putting them into practice. It is a real thrill to see your by-line in print whether it is on-line or in a newspaper and I love it that I can now say with confidence that I am a writer!
No comments:
Post a Comment