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alternatives?
i applied for my school paper, and didnt get in.
i really really want to get involved with writing this year; i want to be a writer someday and i want it to look good on my college application ... so what are some alternatives i can do if i cant be on the paper?
i know this is a vague question considering nobody knows where i live or anything around me, lol. but its worth a shot.
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Well What I Do Is That I Get AN Account On A Bunch Of Different Web Sites And i Post What I Want On All Of Them. Like Articles And What Not. People Will Start Reading Them If You Post Enough And On Enough Websites And Sooner Or Later It'll Start Getting Big. Post Lots Of Blogs And Things Where People Can See And Make Sure They Are Interesting. Also What You Could Do It Type Up A School Newsletter Of Your Own And Ask The Teachers If They Will Hand Them Out To Students During The Course Of The Day :]. Post Things IN Your Local Newspaper And Things Like That :] Hope I Helped :D
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You can go one better than the school paper. Try a real one. I'm not talking about a daily paper but rather the community one they deliver with all those fliers.
If you called their editor and told him you write well, can take decent photos etc. He or she may give you a shot as a volunteer and or pay you freelance per submission for your efforts or turn you on to other programs too. This WORKS. I'm proof of it with a career that is now in its 16th year. That's how I started.
The beauty is you're learning from real editors, reporters, copy editors, photographers. page designers in a real life newspaper scenario and not from snotty kids who can't write or shoot photos worth a lick. You'll be ahead when it comes time to enter university with tons of clippings.
Your only problem is if you CAN'T write well. As long as they didn't decide choosing at school because of that you're fine. Also there are organizations in the U.S. and Canada that train kids/teens to write for them and do photos that they syndicate to papers, Internet and other outlets.
Check out TEEN INK on Google and ypress.org for starters.
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