First Inkwell Experience

My first experience writing for the Inkwell was extremely comfortable and fun. I was assigned to write an article on the Hip-Hop dance class that is taught at the Armstrong Rec Center. In order for me to write the article, the editor recommended I attend the class to get firsthand experience on what I will be reporting.  When I arrived I hoped that I wouldn’t know anyone in the class because I’m a terrible dancer and knew I would probably make a fool of myself- but of course, out of the three other students that were there I knew one of them!  As the class started, you could tell we were all a bit hesitant to really let loose and enjoy the class, but that soon was all set aside. After about 10 minutes everyone was dancing away and working up a sweat! I ended up having a great time and experiencing a wonderful workout.

Following the class I interviewed the instructor and two students. They were all extremely helpful and considerate (since I told them it was my first time writing an article for the Inkwell). Once I got all of the quotes I needed I went home and started writing. I was told to mold my article after a specific student written article that was recently published. Having this article to follow was very useful. I was also told to incorporate a lot of quotes, which was easy to do since the instructor and students gave me a good amount to work with. About an hour and a half later I was finished and my first experience writing for the Inkwell was history! I really had a great time attending the class and writing the article. It was a lot easier than I thought…I can only hope that my next two will be the same!