Just write something!!!

Challenging myself to write something. Anything. Hardest part of writing, from what I understand, and am now experiencing, is just getting started. Forming that initial idea that sparks everything else after it.

That said, I know that when I have that issue, I like to say that it’s because I can’t think of anything; but the truth is there’s usually too many things to think of, and my brain just can’t seem to focus on any one idea unless I get some outside force to do so (or trick it like I just did now).

I do find, though, that once I get started, things seem to flow quickly and next thing you know, I’ve written a two-page class reflection in 30 minutes, a five page business report in one afternoon, or a script for a ten minute newscast in a couple of hours (all things that I’ve done this semester)!

Script writing has been a much bigger aspect of the Broadcasting – Radio And TV Presentation program than I anticipated. I was worried at first because I’ve never really flexed that muscle a lot; but from the work that I’ve done this semester, I’ve discovered that it’s something I have more talent for than I’d realized and something I’ve enjoyed more than I thought.

Does that make it any easier? Hell no; like I said, the hard part is just getting started. Then there’s the editing; oooooh…the editing. I’d probably never get anything finished if I didn’t accept anything less than what I thought was perfection. So I’m glad that I’ve learned to be satisfied with doing something good, even if it isn’t perfect.

Even now, it’s hard to resist the temptation to go back and revise some of what I’ve typed. This is not to say that I won’t look back and correct any spelling or grammatical errors; it’s more in that…I want to let my words stand as I’ve written them, without worrying as much about how well those words communicate my thoughts and feelings.

That said, I do hope that what I say comes through with some form of clarity, and not a rambling mess that’s hard to parse through. I don’t know if many people read through everything, so if you have, congrats and thanks! Feedback is appreciated, both constructive and flattering.