This is my first blog, and I admit I'm kind of excited! I would never have gotten the idea to even begin a blog but for a conversation I just had with an attorney. He asked me to send him a writing sample, but not a legal one. Here's how the conversation went (I took some liberties with the specific words but the basic idea is still there):
Him: So, I'd like you to send me a writing sample. Send me something you like, something that shows me your voice.
Me: Oh sure, I can get that to you a little later.
Him: I don't want a brief or a law review article, because those aren't written in your voice. Those are written for judges and your journal.
Me: [Umm.. the only things I've written are briefs, memos, and law review articles..] So, you mean.. you want a non-legal writing sample?
Him: Yeah, something like a blog or something that you're really proud of! I want to read your voice because that's the voice you'll be using when, for example, entering into negotiations, and that is the most powerful voice you have.
Me: Oh. Okay. I can do that [No I can't, what am I saying? I don't have a blog, I haven't written anything for fun in the last four years]
Him: If you're having trouble thinking of something, just let me know.
Me: Okay, to be honest, I haven't really written anything aside from academic work in the last few years. When I'm not writing papers for school, I'm playing video games.
Him: Oh. Well, in that case... I guess you can send me an academic sample. Just make sure it's not more than 5 pages because I really don't want to have to read through more legal papers, and make sure it expresses you!
Me: Great, I can do that!
And now, after hanging up the phone, I'm looking through folders of academic papers and I've realized that not one of them really expresses me. Great.
So I figure that the purpose of this blog will be to express myself, for myself. I suppose I'll just write whenever I think of something interesting, or if I come across something interesting. In any case, I'm off to find my voice
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lol Good luck! But I'm kinda pretty sure that you're going to have to work a little quickly if you're going to pull this off :P
ReplyDeleteAnd also, youre going to have to do something about this font and this black background. My goodness its really hard to read...
loll matt just be thankful it's not black and MAGENTA like all her other fonts.
ReplyDeletegood idea!
ReplyDeletehey krispie! following. :)
ReplyDeleteyour blog font/colors remind me of our AIM days.... which isn't a good thing.
your voice sounds like... a TERRIBLE FRIEND! i can't believe you didn't tell me you were home. and now you're writing this instead of your paper! hurry it up!
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