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on fireTopic: Job Search
This month, I had a moment of celebratory joy that I haven't had in awhile. I owe this pleasure to seeing my name, in print, on the page of a magazine.
For the last year, I've tried to establish myself as a web writer with my job working online for the University. While I feel I've come a long way in writing for the web, there is nothing like seeing my name in print with a big article to follow.
I never saw myself working in web or even taking an interest to it. However when it came time to graduate college and find a job, I built this web site and blog to help with the hunt. Which means I taught myself web basics and html coding to make a web site so I could essentially get a job in print journalism. I ended up in web.
Although it's ironic, I do feel very lucky to be where I am in my career. I have to be honest with myself that web is the future for most writers—especially with this whole "green" craze; it seems people are less likely to buy books or subscribe to magazines and everything is going online. So I am thankful to be learning more and more about being a successful writer in the wide world of the Internet.
Having said that, I was raised to write for print. I've done newspapers and magazines and am determined to get a book out there—I can stare and stare all day long at something on a computer, but it's like Christmas morning when one of my articles gets printed on paper.
Which is why I was so excited, actually more excited than I thought I would be, to see my article "Kitchen Craft" in the August issue of House and Home Magazine.
House and Home is south Louisiana's original home and garden publication with distribution in the greater Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas. Since it began in 1997, House and Home has printed more than 100 volumes—one each month.
I have already met my deadline for the September issue, which is an article on master bathrooms. I never thought I would write for a publication like this, since I'm no architect and I know nothing about types of tile or paint textures. However, it's always important to expand your horizons and it's crucial for me to know about all sorts of different things. Essentially, I want to be able to write something great on any given topic, and if that topic is concrete then so be it!
If you'd like to read my latest article, visit www.houseandhomemagazine.net
Click on Current Issue; my story begins on page 34 and runs through page 46.
