Friday, January 6, 2023

Tracy's blog: The Evolution (Part 1)/ Prove Yourself and Show Your Work (Part 1)

Tracy's blog shows the evolution of my writing and blog.

The blog also shows the evolution of myself.


This blog post is like part 2 of this blog post from Oct. 2014:


email evolution/ constructive criticism/ Post Secret

Tracy's blog: email evolution/ constructive criticism/ Post Secret (badcb.blogspot.com)


Dec. 13, 2022 Why did you start this blog?:

Academic: I started this blog in Jan. 2008 for my Basic HTML class when I was in Professional Communication at MacEwan University.  This was for school.

In Apr. 2008, I graduated.  I then decided to post my weekly emails (to my friends) onto my blog.

Professional: 

Diablo Cody: I have read that people like Diablo Cody (who is a screenwriter) was discovered on her blog:

Diablo Cody - Wikipedia

Personal: I was writing and sending 2 emails/ blog posts a week to my friends from 2006-2008.  I decided to put these emails onto my blog.

There are times where I write about something.  I then want to bring what I wrote in an earlier blog post into this present email/ blog post.


In 2008-2009: 2 blog posts a week.

In 2010- present: 3 blog posts a week.


I then wrote this on my blog summary:

"I’m Tracy Au and I have a 2 year diploma in Professional Communication from MacEwan University. I am an aspiring screenwriter, so this blog is used to promote my writing and attract people who will hire me to write for your TV show or movie. I post a lot of articles about jobs, entertainment (TV, movies, books), news, and my opinions on it. I also write about my daily life. I have another blog promoting my TV project at www.thevertexfighter.blogspot.com."

The main point of the blog was to prove myself and show my writing talent and skills.


Writing: From 2008- Aug. 2014, I find an article on any topic I like and am interested in, and write about it.

I read a news article and I summarize it and I put it in my own words.  I put the link on.


Blog: I publish all the TV, movie, book reviews, author interviews articles from the newspapers and websites onto my blog.  

I also write my own TV and movie reviews onto the blog.

I write my writing tips about characters, dialogue, storylines, etc.

I write "comparisons" like a TV show or movie has done this storyline, but they did it differently.

I write "comedy comparisons" like a TV show or movie has done this funny line, scene, storyline, but they did it differently.

Real life: I have tried to get a job at a TV production company called Dynacor Media in 2008 and I attended the interview.  I didn't get hired.  I decided to work at a restaurant in the day, and pitch my script by emailing TV production companies across Canada in the evenings and weekends.

In the pitch email, I tell them I have a 2 year college diploma in Professional Communication at MacEwan.  I don't mention my blog, but they can look me up and find the blog.  

Meetups: I attend Screenwriter and Filmmakers Meetups since 2015.  I read people's scripts and I give my notes on how to improve them.  I write pros and cons on them.

In 2008- 2012: I was trying to be a TV writer with pitching my script and blogging.

In 2011- Aug. 2014: I started writing 3 emails a week with these topics.

1. Jobs, careers, and business: I write about the business news and job interviews I attended.

2. TV, movies, writing: I am to show what I learned about writing onto my blog.

3. These can vary: 

Shopping 

My personal life

Charity


2013 The Year of the Office Job: I got hired full- time at the Office Job and was working at a restaurant on the weekends.

I also accidentally offended my friend when I made a joke about one of her interests.  I was relying on her too much.  I apologized to her a few times in emails.

I was still writing.

In 2008- 2013: 

95% of the blog was my writing.  

The other 5% is where I copy and paste people's comments or news from the internet onto my blog.


2014 The Year of Education and Research: I started copying and pasting more from the internet like college programs I was researching.

In Sept. -Dec. 2014: I got accepted into the Office Assistant program at MacEwan University.  I took a Microsoft Word 2010 computer class and a Business Communication class.  I was also working part- time (4 days) at the hotel restaurant job.

I was very busy so I decided to copy and paste all these book reviews and author interviews from the newspaper that I cut over the years onto my blog.

I bold parts that I like and make comments on it.

In 2013- 2014: I had veered away and I felt like I wasn't going to be able to become a TV writer and producer.



2015 The Year of the Office Job and Dating (and Decluttering): I got hired at the Home Installation place and was working there and my hotel restaurant job on the weekends.  

I was very busy so I copy and paste all these job articles from the newspaper that I cut over the years onto my blog.

I bold parts that I like and make comments on it.

It has been like that ever since.

It has now turned to 95% news articles and 5% my writing.

2016 The Year of Decluttering: I put the "my week" part to tell about my personal life.


Feb. 4, 2022 Current events/ crazy news: I put this in my weekly email/ blog post in the "my week" part.

I could a put a link of the news article onto my Facebook account as soon as I see the article.

However, I need to put a limit to how much news I'm reading and the time I spend on the internet.

The 3 weekly email/ blog posts is enough.



Real life: I apply the information I read into my life.

Example: I read the job articles and business news to help me look for a job and learn how to be more productive.



Jul. 31, 2022 News articles: I have articles that I saved onto my email/ blog accounts from 2015.


I read the business news mainly from:

CBC
BNN Bloomberg
Financial Post

Current events: 

Yahoo

I copy and paste 10-20 articles a week and save them onto my email/ blog accounts.

I am only allowed to send/ post 3 emails/ blog posts a week.

That is because you will be overwhelmed if I post more than that.

There is the saying "Less is more."

You are more likely to read 3 blog posts than 10 blog posts a week.



Dec. 14, 2022 What would you have done differently on your blog?:

News articles: I wrote about news articles from a newspaper, but I didn't write about who wrote it or copied and pasted the whole article or excerpts.

2013 The Year of the Office Job: I would have posted the whole news articles (like job articles) onto my blog.  

When: The date of when it was published.

Who: Who wrote it.

Where: Where it was published.


By Sept. 2014 and definitely by Jan. 2015, I have mainly become this:


I wasn't trying to achieve the goal of being a TV writer and producer anymore.

I don't have to prove myself and show my writing skills and talent. 


What is the main point of Tracy's blog?

This is mainly to show what I'm reading and learning from the news.

This shows my life.

First hand experience and knowledge: These are things I have personally learned and experienced.

Second hand experience and knowledge: These are things I have read, watched, listened or heard about from the news, books, TV, movies, other people's experiences.



I have asked myself the same question: What would you have done differently in achieving your goals in your life?


Tracy's ideal life (as a TV writer & producer, Actor, Office Career) vs. Tracy's real life (Part 1)




Tracy's ideal life vs. Tracy's real life (Part 2)/ "Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life" by Adam Phillips





The other 2 blog posts of the week:


"A new year won't solve all of your financial problems: Tips for a better 2023"/ "5 ways to set yourself up for financial success in 2023"




"How to pay down debt quickly according to the experts"/ "Experts share tips for young Canadians finding themselves in debt for the first time"



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