It's been seven years since I graduated from the University of Wyoming with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. At the time, I had no grand plan to take on the world of journalism and become the next Walter Cronkite or anything. The closest I got to getting my foot in the newsroom was a phone interview with the Ketchikan Daily News in Alaska.
I thought it would be cool if I could become a photojournalist. Travel the globe and get paid to take pictures - who would not want that life?! Easier dreamed about than done. Fast forward seven years and I have finally mailed an article submission to a magazine. My credentials on the article, if it gets accepted, will read Archivist for the Women of the Corps Collection.
The article is about preserving Marine Corps history and the need for Marines to become more active in collecting and sharing their history. It debunks a few myths about donating historical objects and manuscripts and shares the story of Anne Workman. She enlisted as Marine in 1944 and was trained as a precision watch repairmen. She would receive battle-hardened watches, fix them, and then send them back overseas.
I have no idea whether the article will get published but it's exciting knowing the possibility is out there. I've always heard its easier to get published once you've got a credit or two under your belt. We'll see where it takes me.
For now, I just have to wait. It could take weeks before I hear anything and months before it gets published. I'll be sure to holler from the rooftops if it happens.
The article is about preserving Marine Corps history and the need for Marines to become more active in collecting and sharing their history. It debunks a few myths about donating historical objects and manuscripts and shares the story of Anne Workman. She enlisted as Marine in 1944 and was trained as a precision watch repairmen. She would receive battle-hardened watches, fix them, and then send them back overseas.I have no idea whether the article will get published but it's exciting knowing the possibility is out there. I've always heard its easier to get published once you've got a credit or two under your belt. We'll see where it takes me.
For now, I just have to wait. It could take weeks before I hear anything and months before it gets published. I'll be sure to holler from the rooftops if it happens.
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