In regards to my senior project, I completed a couple of hours for mentorship that which included extensive research and numerous amounts of article drafting. Although I could not work at the Claremont courier, I was entrusted to do my work at home, often spending two hours a day completing a variety of deadline assignments.
2. What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why? What was the source of what you learned?
The most significant piece of information that I acquired throughout the course of the break was that even final drafts can be edited and when writing for a newspaper there is always room for improvement. In the realm of journalism, a writer must utilize their materials in such a way that allows their collected findings to be presented in a clear and concise manner. The source of this knowledge was gained through drafting articles without the help of my mentor since I completed a few hours at home. It was quite difficult not having her there with me to critique my work, but eventually I got the hang of walking way and going back to edit. I also realized that when you stare at a piece for so long, especially if it's your own, it's hard to pinpoint the mistakes.
3. If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?
2. What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why? What was the source of what you learned?
The most significant piece of information that I acquired throughout the course of the break was that even final drafts can be edited and when writing for a newspaper there is always room for improvement. In the realm of journalism, a writer must utilize their materials in such a way that allows their collected findings to be presented in a clear and concise manner. The source of this knowledge was gained through drafting articles without the help of my mentor since I completed a few hours at home. It was quite difficult not having her there with me to critique my work, but eventually I got the hang of walking way and going back to edit. I also realized that when you stare at a piece for so long, especially if it's your own, it's hard to pinpoint the mistakes.
3. If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?
Considering the fact that creative nonfiction is somewhat of a new genre devoid of concrete structure, I would seek aid in creative writing professors and reporters. Simply speaking those that dwell within the boundaries of fiction and journalism, which are entirely two separate entities. I would speak to creative writing professors because their knowledge touches base with a majority of realms within the fiction domain such as poetry and short stories and novels which often use a variety of techniques that could be essential to the descriptive part of creative nonfiction. I would seek the aid of reporters because much like scholars they are bound to cold hard fact and undergo extensive research which is another fundamental quality of creative nonfiction.
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