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To my friends whose mental and physical health gets in the way of writing, drawing, or other creative endeavors:

Creating requires self motivation, and it takes a lot of just doing it.

But: Just doing it might mean something entirely different for you than it means for many others.

Just doing it means just doing the things that are good for both your mental health and your creative endeavors. 

Just doing it means just taking care of yourself and working towards being the healthiest you, personally, can be.

Just doing it means focusing as much attention and time on your creative endeavors as is healthy for you, and letting yourself take breaks when you need to.

Just doing it means forcing yourself to take advantage of the times when you’re in a good place, and then focusing on your health during the times when you aren’t.

Just do it. But just do it the way that’s healthy for you.

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Writing for Interactive Media: December 2017

After taking Writing for Interactive Media this month, I am excited that I am exiting the course with a whole new outlook on how to successfully tell interactive, narrative stories using visual and digital media. From learning how to edit and publish content to identify my target audience, I am leaving this course feeling confident that I will be able to successfully publish digital content.

Going into this course, I was nervous after reading the syllabus as I can be quite shy and this course required that I interview multiple people.  As a journalist, I have to be able to conduct successful interviews to be successful in the field. As Chip Scanlan stated (2013), a journalist and author, “Interviewing is the heart of journalism.��  

During week one, I was able to begin my journey as a journalist by completing the first draft of my about me page after doing extensive research on great pages that helped spark my creative muse. The feedback from both my classmates and professor has helped me create a page that I feel represents who I am as a writer to my audience.  

Every week I was pushed outside of my comfort zone to craft stories that required me to gather factual information about relevant topics and interview individuals who added a personal feel to my stories. I learned that in order to construct a great interview I need the cooperation of a source to help my stories sing. The resources provided have helped me learn awesome interview techniques like how to actively listen while taking thorough notes.

Overall, over the course of four weeks I have been able to successfully create two stories, create outlines for two additional stories, and draft an amazing about me page for my site. I am excited to learn more as I transition into the Legal Aspects of Media course.

Reference:

Scanlan, C. (2013, March 04). How journalists can become better interviewers. Retrieved from https://www.poynter.org/news/how-journalists-can-become-better-interviewers

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New Media and Communications: November 2017

Going into this class I was a bit intimated by the amount of information that I would be learning in just four weeks. I was also afraid that my creative writing background would clash with what some people thought a journalist should be. For a long time, journalists were portrayed as these “fact pushers” who had no time for storytelling. What kept that fear from distracting me was my need to learn and tell the truths of the world. ““I became a journalist because I did not want to rely on newspapers for information (Hitches, 2005).”  I was excited to jump into the world of journalism and learn the tools to create a great post that would help me reach my target audience.

Over the course of four weeks, I have learned so much! I learned the elements of a good story, how to develop a good story, and how and where to post the content. I have been able to narrow down my audience in order to be able to present current and relevant information that will benefit them. I also have narrowed down the social media platforms that I will be using to create an online presence and brand. I have been able to set up one active social media account thus far, Twitter, dedicated to my journalistic efforts and twitter handles that will help me on my journey.

I am leaving this course feeling confident and prepared to write my first article in my next course. I feel that this course gave me all of the tools and resources to present quality work to my professor as well as my audience.  I have learned that my background has a creative writer can benefit me in the new realm of journalism. I also feel that I could begin writing content outside of my school assignments. I want to dive into this new exciting sea of information and share my experiences as I learn.

Reference:

Hitchens, C. (2005). Love, poverty, and war: journeys and essays. London: Atlantic.

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#Remember #PositiveMessage 

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Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Benjamin Franklin (via victoriousvocabulary)

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My Mastery Journey

This journey will not be an easy one, but it will be worth the fight

https://prezi.com/view/JlqXqJBnkM099uLJZ1Ua/

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One of the best ways to spend 19 minutes: watching this video!  Continue on even when you are afraid of the unknown.

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Don’t be a stranger. :) Check out my LinkedIn page:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/turquoise-turner/

Turner, T. LinkedIn -Turquoise Turner. Retrieved October 15, 2017, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/turquoise-turner/

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Playing around with logos using Canva. Loving the results thus far. 

Canva. Retrieved October 15, 2017, from https://www.canva.com/

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Read these great articles on Feedly.

Feedly.  Retrieved October 15, 2017, from https://feedly.com/i/my

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Check out these awesome writing resources on my Papaly:https://papaly.com/turquoiseturner

T., Turner. Writing Resources. Retrieved October 15, 2017, from https://papaly.com/turquoiseturner

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Whenever I get down on myself about receiving a rejection letter or about a roadblock in one of my stories, I watch this video. Amanda Hocking’s journey to becoming a successful author was not an easy or quick one, but an amazing one. 

Reference:

Hocking, Amanda. “Amanda Hocking Discusses Her Start as a Self-Published Author.”YouTube, YouTube, 2 Aug. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r-V-MTvaV8.

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My Journey:

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Writing Tip #6

Your first draft is never going to be the draft

This is completely normal. Trust me, writing multiple drafts is going to be frustrating. First-time writers will most likely have multiple drafts. As you begin to develop your stories and even yourself, the process will run more smoothly. Multiple drafts are important, but that does not mean that you should slap down 25 drafts so you can be “perfect”.

Keep writing those drafts. This way, you will find your mistakes and maybe find a way to write “that one part” better. 

Don’t stress over the first thing you write. If you’re not feeling it, don’t toss it, just make a new document and try a new approach to it.