tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31334392.post8048412288513934631..comments2023-06-27T06:10:59.459-05:00Comments on Blog to the Bone: One mistake at a timeAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03656235714427761274noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31334392.post-70323278006859077952008-02-08T10:24:00.000-06:002008-02-08T10:24:00.000-06:00I’m also adjusting to a new job where I'm always m...I’m also adjusting to a new job where I'm always making mistakes. I live in terror that something I'm in the middle of is actually getting done wrong and I'll discover what I've done wrong the next day and kick myself. But at the time, I have no clue what, if anything, I'm doing wrong. Just have an unsettling feeling that there's something... Nasty feeling which I'm hoping will go away at some point in time. We both just need to hang in there!!! We can do it!!!MJ Krechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127258715559155693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31334392.post-47344666513415747142008-02-08T08:07:00.000-06:002008-02-08T08:07:00.000-06:00you've got to get past that "it's none of my busin...you've got to get past that "it's none of my business" feeling. you've got to. it's hard, i know, but it IS your business and you NEED to ask.<BR/><BR/>don't worry about the expert professor being offended. don't give it another thought. clearly he loves being quoted on his f***ing expertise, so he will want to be quoted again. <BR/><BR/>he'll be back.<BR/><BR/>but yes, you need to identify yourself clearly up front as a reporter, and tell them what the story is about. don't assume anything.<BR/><BR/>if it's someone who isn't used to being interviewed (unlike the professor guy), i make it clear in the beginning that i'm planning on quoting them. otherwise, for some reason, they're always surprised.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31334392.post-19411687323001099252008-02-08T05:21:00.000-06:002008-02-08T05:21:00.000-06:00Plough on. No pain, no gain.Crystal xxPlough on. No pain, no gain.<BR/><BR/>Crystal xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31334392.post-76280403305130570732008-02-08T02:37:00.000-06:002008-02-08T02:37:00.000-06:00Oh I feel for you, I've had to deal with snotty pr...Oh I feel for you, I've had to deal with snotty professors and made just the same mistakes. <BR/><BR/>Afterwards, though, when I recall how it went wrong and do the job right, it feels much better. More secure somehow, as if I've strengthened the foundations upon which my work is based.<BR/><BR/>I hope this makes sense. Just hang on in there, anyway.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929723020089651115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31334392.post-90454903372069566692008-02-08T01:19:00.000-06:002008-02-08T01:19:00.000-06:00It sounds like a tough world out there in journali...It sounds like a tough world out there in journalism and nobody to hold your hand while you're out there learning the ropes. It's only after the fact that you find out what else you should have done. Very frustrating! Maybe there should be a guidebook with crucial questions to always ask. Or, how not to offend your highly sensitive sources. <BR/><BR/>You hang in there, girl. If you have writer's talent, the the rest of the tricks will follow. You'll become so slick, everybody will think you are a real professional. <BR/><BR/>Have faith in yourself and don't be intimidated by grumpy grown ups. By that I mean the everybody who is older than you and grumpier than you. <BR/><BR/>That snack that Kelsey made you sounds delicious and oh, so bad for you, but what a treat! I need a Kelsey in my life to fix me pick me ups like that. The child is a treasure.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31334392.post-25404355709562155002008-02-07T21:57:00.000-06:002008-02-07T21:57:00.000-06:00Something tells me that journalism is an awful lot...Something tells me that journalism is an awful lot like nursing. You learn something new every single day you do it. <BR/><BR/>Don't be too hard on yourself. It'll come.the rotten correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704525054720181936noreply@blogger.com