One of my goals this year was to write for a major paper/magazine (by major I mean one that isn't thrown in the nearest trash can like the school paper.) And I am so close to accomplishing it.
About two weeks ago I emailed my religion story and about 200 words on why I should be on the AZteen magazine writing staff, and she emailed me back! She told me that I needed to write a try out story first, and that we would go from there.
She gave me three options to write about, and I chose sibling rivalry. Three days before deadline,Sunday, I had all of my interviews, and could not write anything. I sat at my computer for an HOUR and had nothing! I didn't even know how to start writing this story, where I wanted to go with it, how sibling rivalry affected people, what could make this article interesting, nada.
So Monday I had a little more to go on and wrote it, the only problem was that it was a total fluff peice. I focused on healthy relationships instead of comparing the good and the bad, and from my dads constant pushing I got the story to my editor 4 hours before deadline. Finally.
I sent it to her Tuesday, It's Saturday and I am dying!
She sent me another email yesterday, and I was freaking out. Would I make it, or was my writing good enough? Am I ready to write for a state-wide magazine?
And the email says: Thanks for sending this. My computer is in the shop and I have to do this email from someone else's, So I can't look over it now. I'll get back to you asap.
I give her props for sending me the email, but really? I am checking my email every 15 minutes...
I can't handle this!
About two weeks ago I emailed my religion story and about 200 words on why I should be on the AZteen magazine writing staff, and she emailed me back! She told me that I needed to write a try out story first, and that we would go from there.
She gave me three options to write about, and I chose sibling rivalry. Three days before deadline,Sunday, I had all of my interviews, and could not write anything. I sat at my computer for an HOUR and had nothing! I didn't even know how to start writing this story, where I wanted to go with it, how sibling rivalry affected people, what could make this article interesting, nada.
So Monday I had a little more to go on and wrote it, the only problem was that it was a total fluff peice. I focused on healthy relationships instead of comparing the good and the bad, and from my dads constant pushing I got the story to my editor 4 hours before deadline. Finally.
I sent it to her Tuesday, It's Saturday and I am dying!
She sent me another email yesterday, and I was freaking out. Would I make it, or was my writing good enough? Am I ready to write for a state-wide magazine?
And the email says: Thanks for sending this. My computer is in the shop and I have to do this email from someone else's, So I can't look over it now. I'll get back to you asap.
I give her props for sending me the email, but really? I am checking my email every 15 minutes...
I can't handle this!
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