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The Rx for a messy project? A little more conversation.
This week I heaved a huge sigh of relief about my big reporting project, and it’s totally thanks to my …Continue reading »
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If anything, voting makes me a better journalist.
Re-blogged from my advanced reporting class blog. One of the problems of living with all journalism majors is that we …Continue reading »
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I won’t let every mistake be the end of my world.
Re-blogged from my advanced reporting class blog. Last week, I had a correction on my story about The Reynolds Journalism Institute’s …Continue reading »
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Small shifts, big changes
Re-blogged from my advanced reporting class blog. Something that a fellow reporter said in our lecture this week really struck …Continue reading »
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A New Kind of Writing
The end of last semester was jam-packed with life events: I finished my undergraduate degrees in journalism and economics I …Continue reading »
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Keeping it short, sweet and simple
Sometimes, I forget what it feels like to write just for the sake of writing. Most of my writing is …Continue reading »
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Writing Therapy
As the title lets on, I can already tell that Intermediate Writing is going to be a mixture of catharsis and anxiety, and it was only day three.Continue reading »
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Moving forward after pre-reporting jitters
Put bluntly, I probably could’ve done without this last week. After being lulled into a nice semester schedule, complete with …Continue reading »
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Journalism & muscle memory
I had a bit of an epiphany about becoming a better writer in Intermediate Writing this week. Jacqui told us …Continue reading »
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What matters in writing a ‘moment’ is whether it feels real
This week our class was cancelled because of (more) snow. So while I can’t draw on class discussions for this …Continue reading »
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Tips from a pro: Rethink your story idea, write in chunks, ignore objectivity
This week, our class got the express privilege of Skyping with Ruth Padawer, a journalist and Columbia University professor who …Continue reading »
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Tips from a pro part 2: On mission statements, voice and negative reinforcement
Much like last week, our class got to visit with a professional journalist. This week, Roy Peter Clark joined us …Continue reading »
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On knowing when to take my own damn advice
I remember well the week leading up to my sophomore year spring break. I was in the midst of a busy semester that consisted of school board elections, meetings and my first longer project. I was ready...
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Endings: How to get there without pushing your readers off a cliff
Between drafting and editing and graphics-ing and, you know, living, it’s been a busy first week post-spring break. On Tuesday, we talked about story structure, specifically as it pertained to the...
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Editing session 1: In which I realize I might not be nearly as boring a...
I’m about to make a whole bunch of excuses about why this post is late. You can pick whichever one(s) you think is/are most convincing. I’m in grad school. For those of you not in-the-know, this means...
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Literary forensics: Not quite CSI, but close
It should come as no surprise to any of you that I write a lot. It also should come as no surprise that I think a lot. Put those two together, and you get a prolific over-thinker. So when Jacqui...
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Putting it all into perspective
Many of you who read this know me personally. So you know I’m a little high-strung. And you know I can get a little ahead of myself. Clearly, this semester and Intermediate Writing was no different....
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Cheers to a semester of writing, learning and growing.
Voice. It’s been on my mind since I started Intermediate Writing this semester. It’s the free, sarcastic tone I take in this blog, the tone I still can’t quite infuse into my journalism. But I’m...
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Thanks, PIN Camp, for giving me the spark I needed.
After a brief post-graduation blogging hiatus, I’m excited to post the stories I worked the entire semester on. You’ve all listened to me rant and rave and stress over writing for the past few months,...
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Reporting: Realizing you don’t want to do something and doing it anyway.
Before anyone gets the wrong idea, I love reporting. L-O-V-E it. But nothing is perfect, no matter how much we love it. Last week was kind of like that for me. I had a true love/hate moment with my...
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