I was going to save this post for when I saw my work published in The Weekly Dig this issue, but it ultimately wasn't... Regrettably I don't think I'll be posting many of those published works at all. Initially, I thought this whole "journalism" internship thing would be fun and interesting. So far, (within the last month), all it's taught me is that I desperately need some sort of direction to get anything productive done. With that being said, I don't believe journalism is the correct path for me. I know I've only tried one avenue for journalism, but the fact that I loathe traveling into Boston every Thursday and would rather spend the day with 11-13-year-olds speaks wonders about my experience so far.
I will still blog, obviously. Maybe not here, but maybe I'll start something more personal, or even re-vamp this one to make it less focused on class and news. Honestly, if I could make an adequate living blogging or vlogging, I'd probably try to do that. I've gotten more interested in social media and less interested in journalism, but that doesn't mean I won't still write. My #1 main goal in life is to write and somehow publish my memoir, and whatever it takes to get there, I will do that. Still, looking into publishing companies and hopefully applying to grad school for writing might help boost my spirits about giving up my dream of being a journalist. Eventually I'll have to understand that not all of Harriet's goals should be mine too. I can't always follow in the foot-steps of a 6th grader.
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