I've always wanted to write. Always. Ever since I was a 12 year-old kid pouring over a Sports Illustrated article about Randy Moss, it's been my dream. Of course, I haven't always known (and to some extent I still don't know) exactly what kind of writing I hope to get into. I've thought about doing column writing, feature writing, beat writing, compiling a book... all kinds of things.
But it always involved sports.
No matter what, sports is my forte. It's what I know. It's what I do. It's what I love to write about and can get creative when type. But this semester, I've been challenged a little bit. Don't get me wrong, I still love sports, and it's my favorite thing to chronicle. But I've gotten into a little non-sports writing for The Sojourn this year, and you know what? I've enjoyed it. I've learned from it. And I'm a better writer because of it.
This semester, I'm in a Media Scriptwriting class (which is actually the reason I'm writing this post during my Journalism Practicum class) that is teaching me how write copy for radio and TV scripts.
Honestly, I've never had so much respect for people who write commercials for Sewing Companies. But I know that I will learn a lot of things from this class, and hopefully grow as a writer, whether I use this as a career or not.
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