One thing a writer requires is time, time and
more time. Creative process is a lot less fun and impulsive and more work and
discipline. If you don’t sit your butt down in that chair and rid yourself of
all online distractions, nothing is going to pour out of that lazy brain.
Writers do have their eureka moments, but they
are so rare, you might as well grow up, marry, produce kids and die if you wait
around for too long.
I’ve done internships where I needed to do just
that. Sit and force my brain to produce. And I did. Every morning for the first
four hours I squinted at the computer and almost flung my fingers furiously
over the keyboard. And then, I was drained. By lunch time my back ached and
head throbbed, screaming it’d had enough.
The thing was, every morning my mind, all rested
and fed, was ready to run a marathon of words. And that was also how I worked
in general. I finished off my work in half the time allotted to me and it
consumed me and ripped me off of all my energy that I was supposed to use sparingly
throughout the day.
But no one understood my problem or needs. So I
slogged off the remaining day staring at the computer and pretending to edit my
ready posts.
When I came across Youthopia internship, the one thing that
stuck out for me was the time and freedom they gave us.
I have a week to work and perfect one post. That ensures
ample of time to work when and how it suits me. Besides, I’d receive help from
experts to guide me through. And most importantly, it gives me the liberty to
set my mind free to express whatever ish it wants to.
So it was an opportunity I grabbed with both my hands. And I
also thank the team for selecting me.
What I plan on giving back are articles churned out to the
best of my ability. And since they’re giving me all the time in the world and
such freedom, I’ll try my best to keep our magazine name tall.
My plan for next three months is first researching about the
topic given to me, forming my own opinions over it, hurling whatever comes to
my mind on the computer and then re-writing and re-writing and editing till it
all makes sense and is worth reading. There are also a lot of topics I’ve never
given much thought to before, so I’m hoping my grey cells will expand while
soaking in the new knowledge that I’ll acquire while working over it.
Hopefully, it'll all be worth it by the end of
the three months!
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