Rough Draft
This will be ongoingly updated through tonight and tomorrow.
1. I have only just recently begun reading with regularity again. Or something close to regularity at least. I tend to be very selective with what I read/watch/listen to. This leads to a bit of hesitancy before I jump into a new book. I've had more people recommending authors to me than usual lately, so it's reinvigorated my reading habits a bit. Still, I would consider myself a fairly light reader. I will maybe finish 2-3 books in a month's time. I don't read too much in the way of magazines or newspapers. I would pick up a newspaper before a magazine. My favorite genre's are professional wrestling biographies and samurai stories. I enjoy a good mystery as well.
2. I believe on many levels the internet is helping literacy levels, not hindering. The net holds a wealth of knowledge waiting to be tapped at all times. With access to this much information, it is hard not to be fueled with new ideas for writing if you're so inclined. Likewise, as wide as this virtual universe is you are capable of exploring authors from around the world, sampling their work to see if it fits your taste, and buying their book online. You can even verify that the book is in stock at a store nearby in many cases. It is debatable that the online 'culture' is detrimental to literacy to be sure. Message boards, instant messaging, and chat rooms are havens for poor grammar and typing skills. Undoubtedly many children will grow up with this style of writing as their base skill set. Of course, online topics of interest can be of questionable value as well. It is two sides of a sword. Or the pen, as the case may be. If all you want the internet for is instant messaging and abbreviated conversations, then so be it. With a seemingly infinite amount of information, literature, poems, haikus, novels, and so on it is hard to find it anything but positive for a literary mind.
3. When asked to lie about events they had watched, a study found that a week later more than half the people tested believed the lies they told. In a similar experiment, hypnosis was shown to produce more information of an event, but much of the extra information was false.
4. Radio Copywriter
a) I love the radio business, and would very much like to enter it.
b) Keeping my ideas within the realm of audio and within the allotted time.
c) This job would be constantly challenging with the demand for new creative ideas on a daily basis and in a very focused manner.
Sports Writer
a) Like many, I've always had a great fascination with sports. I've followed many throughout the years and often find myself writing about them in some form anyway. I would take well to covering them full time as an occupation.
b) It's a very competitive field. I would probably have to cover many sports I'm not familiar with initially.
c) I would have the opportunity to write about the sports and events I grew up enjoying.
And comments are welcome. In fact, they are mandatory.
1. I have only just recently begun reading with regularity again. Or something close to regularity at least. I tend to be very selective with what I read/watch/listen to. This leads to a bit of hesitancy before I jump into a new book. I've had more people recommending authors to me than usual lately, so it's reinvigorated my reading habits a bit. Still, I would consider myself a fairly light reader. I will maybe finish 2-3 books in a month's time. I don't read too much in the way of magazines or newspapers. I would pick up a newspaper before a magazine. My favorite genre's are professional wrestling biographies and samurai stories. I enjoy a good mystery as well.
2. I believe on many levels the internet is helping literacy levels, not hindering. The net holds a wealth of knowledge waiting to be tapped at all times. With access to this much information, it is hard not to be fueled with new ideas for writing if you're so inclined. Likewise, as wide as this virtual universe is you are capable of exploring authors from around the world, sampling their work to see if it fits your taste, and buying their book online. You can even verify that the book is in stock at a store nearby in many cases. It is debatable that the online 'culture' is detrimental to literacy to be sure. Message boards, instant messaging, and chat rooms are havens for poor grammar and typing skills. Undoubtedly many children will grow up with this style of writing as their base skill set. Of course, online topics of interest can be of questionable value as well. It is two sides of a sword. Or the pen, as the case may be. If all you want the internet for is instant messaging and abbreviated conversations, then so be it. With a seemingly infinite amount of information, literature, poems, haikus, novels, and so on it is hard to find it anything but positive for a literary mind.
3. When asked to lie about events they had watched, a study found that a week later more than half the people tested believed the lies they told. In a similar experiment, hypnosis was shown to produce more information of an event, but much of the extra information was false.
4. Radio Copywriter
a) I love the radio business, and would very much like to enter it.
b) Keeping my ideas within the realm of audio and within the allotted time.
c) This job would be constantly challenging with the demand for new creative ideas on a daily basis and in a very focused manner.
Sports Writer
a) Like many, I've always had a great fascination with sports. I've followed many throughout the years and often find myself writing about them in some form anyway. I would take well to covering them full time as an occupation.
b) It's a very competitive field. I would probably have to cover many sports I'm not familiar with initially.
c) I would have the opportunity to write about the sports and events I grew up enjoying.
And comments are welcome. In fact, they are mandatory.