In the details
Apr. 5th, 2012 05:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vaneramosOne of the benefits of writing all this web content is learning about a wide variety of topics. I don't have to be an authority on anything, but I have to be able to research thoroughly and regurgitate information. I won't take topics I consider objectionable, like gambling. Beyond that there is plenty of room for uninteresting topics, like investments or bamboo flooring, which I can't afford to ignore.
Once in a while something turns up that is both challenging and interesting. Today it was carbon credits. Intimidated, I almost passed over the topic before realizing I ought to know much more about it. So I took my time with the research, learned a lot and submitted two stories.
Last night I received my first direct order. It was for a press release. I expected that category to attract more interest than the others. When I saw the topic I almost choked, but they had given me just enough information. "No, I can do this," I said. The topic? A florist in Hong Kong announcing it has become exclusive supplier to a banquet restaurant chain. The client must have liked what I wrote; it had been accepted by the time I got up this morning. Although the content had no relevance to my life whatsoever, the assignment felt different: less passive than picking from a long list of assignments, more satisfying, a glimpse of my particular skills being sought after.
Once in a while something turns up that is both challenging and interesting. Today it was carbon credits. Intimidated, I almost passed over the topic before realizing I ought to know much more about it. So I took my time with the research, learned a lot and submitted two stories.
Last night I received my first direct order. It was for a press release. I expected that category to attract more interest than the others. When I saw the topic I almost choked, but they had given me just enough information. "No, I can do this," I said. The topic? A florist in Hong Kong announcing it has become exclusive supplier to a banquet restaurant chain. The client must have liked what I wrote; it had been accepted by the time I got up this morning. Although the content had no relevance to my life whatsoever, the assignment felt different: less passive than picking from a long list of assignments, more satisfying, a glimpse of my particular skills being sought after.
