I didn’t update yesterday, but there wasn’t really any newsworthy work for me.  Wrote some product releases and took some excerpts from a caucus on an education program.  It was good to get another sort of experience though.

Today was great though!  The people that work in my office are totally amusing, and I think I’m gaining some credibility there (hopefully).  When I got there I was given an article to write for the magazine, but this time I wasn’t given much direction – they were basically like, hey write an article about this, here are some resources.  That was cool, because I’ve started to work more independently, which makes me feel good about my position (not wanting to take up their time).

After writing the article, I was shown some strengths – they thought it was creative, nice! – and given some great feedback in terms of how I can promote those strengths.  No edits were made, but I went ahead and rewrote the article according to the positive feedback.  Its pretty exciting because I’m starting to get a feel for the company and what kind of writing they are looking for.  It turns out I can be more creative than I thought I could be.

So far this internship is shaping up really well!  I’ve ended up doing the kind of work I wanted to do: writing magazine articles, creating online content, and doing some marketing writing.  This is great because I’m starting to develop my resume and skills in terms of jobs I really enjoy.  People always stereotype tech writing as being super boring, but I’m entering into a niche that is actually pretty sweet, because it involves layout, writing creatively, and applying critical thinking (including theory, heh heh!).