Post by Tomspy77 on Jan 17, 2013 20:16:43 GMT -6
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We all recall how nervous we might have been at certain times in our lives, whether it be the night before a big exam or test, or getting cold feet before trying something new. This is how we test ourselves, and how we deal with this kind of stress says a lot about us as people.
It was more or less a year ago today that I contacted Dolphin Talk’s lovely editor at large Joyce Rhyne, who had liked my sample article about moving to the Texas coast (Which later became the first Fish Out of Water column) and asked me to come aboard as a writer and correspondent in the Port Lavaca area.
This had to be one of the happiest days of my life as I was trying to build a freelance writing career and a newspaper credit and some reporting experience would not go amiss on my resume.
Before writing for the Dolphin Talk, I had some experience, writing for various web-zines and websites about the BBC television series “Doctor Whoâ€, as well as being a contributor to a book on the same subject entitled Ultimate Regeneration, which was published in 2011.
However, now I found myself really being a ‘fish out of water’ as I was assigned to my first assignment, covering the dedication of the Johnstone Building on Main Street in Port Lavaca.
It was a cloudy day that threatened to drop rain out of the sky, and little drops could be seen on the folding chairs lined up in the middle of Main Street, which was blocked off to vehicle traffic for the dedication.
I had spent the day before at Wal-Mart of all places, trying desperately to find a shirt that looked professional. I was not out of my depth, but I was definitely about to take on another aspect of the craft of writing, head on.
As I approached the building, I saw the little white cat decoration on the front of the Johnstone Building, which I took as a good omen, as for a guy I am a total cat nut (seriously, I have statues).
thedolphintalk.com/2013/01/17/fish-out-of-water-by-thomas-spychalski-18/
We all recall how nervous we might have been at certain times in our lives, whether it be the night before a big exam or test, or getting cold feet before trying something new. This is how we test ourselves, and how we deal with this kind of stress says a lot about us as people.
It was more or less a year ago today that I contacted Dolphin Talk’s lovely editor at large Joyce Rhyne, who had liked my sample article about moving to the Texas coast (Which later became the first Fish Out of Water column) and asked me to come aboard as a writer and correspondent in the Port Lavaca area.
This had to be one of the happiest days of my life as I was trying to build a freelance writing career and a newspaper credit and some reporting experience would not go amiss on my resume.
Before writing for the Dolphin Talk, I had some experience, writing for various web-zines and websites about the BBC television series “Doctor Whoâ€, as well as being a contributor to a book on the same subject entitled Ultimate Regeneration, which was published in 2011.
However, now I found myself really being a ‘fish out of water’ as I was assigned to my first assignment, covering the dedication of the Johnstone Building on Main Street in Port Lavaca.
It was a cloudy day that threatened to drop rain out of the sky, and little drops could be seen on the folding chairs lined up in the middle of Main Street, which was blocked off to vehicle traffic for the dedication.
I had spent the day before at Wal-Mart of all places, trying desperately to find a shirt that looked professional. I was not out of my depth, but I was definitely about to take on another aspect of the craft of writing, head on.
As I approached the building, I saw the little white cat decoration on the front of the Johnstone Building, which I took as a good omen, as for a guy I am a total cat nut (seriously, I have statues).
thedolphintalk.com/2013/01/17/fish-out-of-water-by-thomas-spychalski-18/