Colin Parajon - Journalism Writing

Writing has always been a passion of mine, but I’m partial to narratives and fiction and poetry. Journalistic writing is on the complete opposite side of the writing spectrum. The difference between the two writing styles is the intended audience; I like writing for me, but I must now learn how to write for a mass media. The transition may be difficult, but it is important to learn how to package a message in order to reach the broadest audience possible. The AP Stylebook is my worst enemy and best friend. If I ignored the tedious, annoying rules of AP style and wrote daring, imaginative stories, my story’s message and my future as a writer would share the same dismal fate. It’s just another of the world’s necessary evils.