I had always enjoyed writing. Scribbling on the margins was what kept me alive during math and science classes in school. They were boring and moreover I did not need them, I wanted to be a psychologist. My amateurish writing continued for a long time which included filling pages and pages of my daily diary. I got my first serious assignment when I was in college. Although it was not hardcore journalism, I call it serious because it allowed less free play and I had to give up my favorite pen and start using the keyboard. It was an article for the college magazine and I did the best I could. It got published, was highly appreciated and for the first time in my life I started considering writing as a career. So it was goodbye Psychology Major and hello English Honors.
I started taking my writing more solemnly. My participation in write ups for college and classes was more than ever. I must admit that I was very surprised. I very firmly believed that when you make a profession out of your hobbies, they start becoming burdens and thus less enjoyable. It was true for Psychology as I could read numerous books on it but a 45 minute class seemed never ending. But it never happened with writing. The more I wrote, the more I enjoyed it. Now I was more sure than ever that I wanted to be a writer, not a journalist but a writer because rules and me just do not go together.
After Post Graduation, began my job hunt. I appeared for my first interview here at CueBlocks and cleared all the rounds. Now I was officially a ‘Copy Writer’ who was on top of the world. My first assignment was an article. I did a very good job, or at least I thought so until I got the client’s feedback. The article was all wrong and I was all heart broken. How could this happen? I had written it well! It was then that I realized something – my writing was not bad, it was just not in sync with what the client was expecting. A phrase which I had read back in school kept coming back to me – ‘Learn the rules before you break them’. I thought I had understood it well but I had not; I did now. It was back to the drawing board for me.
I had joined CueBlocks on 28 May 2007 and today, after 21 days of working here, I have learned to stick to some basic rules while preparing for a writing assignment. I am sharing them because I feel that they are essential for all writers who deal with multitudes of people while working.
These are all the perils of wisdom I have to give (I admitted my experience was not very much). I know that following these guidelines has helped me a lot and it will continue to do so. In conclusion I must say that writing this piece has made me very happy because I am breaking some rules here. So that must mean I have learned some as well.
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Very well written article, nice work.