I have a big head. Not literally - though my skull is rather large. 
But my problem here in Houghton is that I think I am a better writer than most of the other people here. Not everyone. Jane is great, and always helpful. A little wordy, but a great storyteller. She's also excellent at research. There isn't a story Jane can't write, and write well. Garrett is the same way. A little weird, but very good at what he does.
And I respect that Bud's worked for 20 years at a newspaper. He's a good reporter I guess, but we differ on a lot of issues. He doesn't really have any compassion or sensitivity for sources. I see him being one of those people who'd give up a source in a minute. I wouldn't. My sources are my life blood. I respect them; he doesn't. I also think he sucks at layout. Big time. We have a great (but flakey) photographer whose photos he runs at like thumbnail size.
Nancy rakes my nerves because I have yet to figure out what she actually does.
Mark uses too many commas and puts errors in my stories. Plus, he doesn't know what the word veritable means.
Kurt and Kim are both sweet and their intentions are in the right place, but Kurt is so opinionated and it's reflected in his writing. Kim is just too soft-spoken. But very willing to learn.
And the reason I complain so much about the place is because I want to be treated like an equal because I think I am at least an equal. I get crappy stories that they bury while people who I think I am better than get better assignments. But that's the way the world is. And I am just an intern. I don't feel like an intern, and I guess that's the problem. I want to be a real employee because I want to write real stories. But am I really any better than these folks? I don't know.
I know these people all have something to teach me. It may take a little digging around to figure out exactly what the hell that is, but I am not very tolerant of them. And it kind of bothers me that I'm that way.
I don't know where I'm going with this, so I'm just going to end it and get back to work.
But my problem here in Houghton is that I think I am a better writer than most of the other people here. Not everyone. Jane is great, and always helpful. A little wordy, but a great storyteller. She's also excellent at research. There isn't a story Jane can't write, and write well. Garrett is the same way. A little weird, but very good at what he does.
And I respect that Bud's worked for 20 years at a newspaper. He's a good reporter I guess, but we differ on a lot of issues. He doesn't really have any compassion or sensitivity for sources. I see him being one of those people who'd give up a source in a minute. I wouldn't. My sources are my life blood. I respect them; he doesn't. I also think he sucks at layout. Big time. We have a great (but flakey) photographer whose photos he runs at like thumbnail size.
Nancy rakes my nerves because I have yet to figure out what she actually does.
Mark uses too many commas and puts errors in my stories. Plus, he doesn't know what the word veritable means.
Kurt and Kim are both sweet and their intentions are in the right place, but Kurt is so opinionated and it's reflected in his writing. Kim is just too soft-spoken. But very willing to learn.
And the reason I complain so much about the place is because I want to be treated like an equal because I think I am at least an equal. I get crappy stories that they bury while people who I think I am better than get better assignments. But that's the way the world is. And I am just an intern. I don't feel like an intern, and I guess that's the problem. I want to be a real employee because I want to write real stories. But am I really any better than these folks? I don't know.
I know these people all have something to teach me. It may take a little digging around to figure out exactly what the hell that is, but I am not very tolerant of them. And it kind of bothers me that I'm that way.
I don't know where I'm going with this, so I'm just going to end it and get back to work.
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I wish i was the head-write already. or the editor
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ps: bankerboy... nothing wrong in using a lot of .... and ( )
ciao!