Neigborhood House and Cruisin

Over the last couple of weeks with Out-and-About Magazine, I have been getting the opportunity to write extended pieces. I was nervous at first to start writing these, but I got to work and ended up having a blast writing them. My first piece was for Cruisin' Magazine, a sister magazine to Out-and-About. I had to write about Jim Mezz, the owner of Atlantic Speed. Atlantic Speed is a speed shop store. I spent about three hours at Mezz's place and learned a lot. I don't know too much about cars, but Mezz had a great time explaining everything to me. I ended up writing a feature piece about Jim and his shop. He has even worked with famous racers, which was really cool. The story ended up being about 800 words, so of course, a nice clip to add to the file.

The following week I worked on a feature piece about the West End Neighborhood House in Wilmington. This place is a social service agency. The business celebrates 125 years this year. So, that's a really neat fact. Everyone who I interviewed for this story was really nice and helpful. They gave me more than enough information for the piece. This story ended up being about 600 words. Mike gave me some helpful hints about this story. He gave me tips on how to tighten my writing. I have learned that this is my biggest weakness. But, that's why I'm taking an internship, so I can improve and get better.