Part of my grade for Writing for the Web is maintaining a personal blog. I've only maintained one blog during my summer in Oxford and did a poor job of keeping it updated. I've decided to use this space to figure out what all of my professors are telling me I should already know: what do I love? What is my passion? What makes me wake up every day and think, "I have even more to say about this topic than I did yesterday?"
As an aspiring journalist, it's just not good enough to say "Hey employer, I am a fantastic writer!" I need to have something to say. I need to have a unique point of view on a topic of interest for lots of people.
That's not so easy, it seems.
I've never been one to have "favorites." When my friends order pizza, they ask what I like and I say "Everyone get what they want and I'll take a slice of each." I live for variety--it's the spice of life! However, this natural inclination has led me nowhere in the field of writing. "Cheese or pepperoni?" is the question, and "both" can not be the answer.
So it begins. I'll post whatever I like and try to figure out the common thread between it all.
Hey, if all else fails, we can still go get a pizza together. I'm very flexible when it comes to toppings.
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