A Writer’s Market

Browsing through blogs
today, I ran across the MySpace blog of Kim Osorio (former Editor-in-Chief of
The Source) and the title immediately caught my eye – “Everybody’s a damn
writer these days.” She compares the new
crop of writers to the new crop of rappers, citing lack of creativity and true
love for writing. She says that being a
writer is the new thing to do now with blogs, upstart magazines and such. To an extent, I agree with her (and before I begin, I am not bashing her, her blog or newbie, online writers).  I mainly say to an extent because I am not
yet an accomplished writer or journalist so my hopes are to one day be considered
a great writer.  I would love to be
separated from the bunch and recognized for my passion and artistic side. I’m extremely proud of what I do but I have not attained my dream goal and
will do whatever it takes to get there, including maintaining my own blog and
writing for new magazines. Writing has
existed within me since I was seven years old. That’s when I wrote my first poem, which was published in the school
newsletter.  I continued to spew out my
heartfelt emotions in this way for the next 10 years.  Admittedly, I got away from writing for awhile
in pursuit of other goals which were not truly of my heart.  But in 2002, I rediscovered my love of words. I started writing poetry again and toyed
around with ideas of writing a true story of my college experience,
nonfiction erotica, a print magazine and even an online magazine before they
were considered popular. A few years
ago, I began graduate school to obtain a degree in Professional Writing. The scatterbrain that I am, I took up
Psychology and Business as an undergrad student which was a complete waste of
time (on an educational level). So what
is my ultimate goal? Before the
disappointing demise of the magazine, I dreamed of writing for one of my
favorites, XXL. To me, it’s the only
reputable hip-hop magazine and it’s one of the few that I can read from cover
to cover, regardless of the content or subject matter. I can always appreciate the informative
interviews and the angles with which they present the hip-hop culture to
us. But music is not my sole love. I am a fashion ADDICT and would equally love
to be on staff of a prestigious fashion magazine. Vogue, of course is top notch. Besides the amazing clothing, they have the
most exquisite articles within its pages.  But I could definitely rock with
InStyle and Lucky!

But back to Ms. Osorio’s
blog, I can only hope that in a world in which being a writer is easily
attainable, that I set myself apart from the hobbyists and turn this into a
lucrative career. There are plenty of hobby
writers and bloggers who are amazing and are recognized for their
talent. So until I perfect my craft and become a successful writer, I will be right here on your computer screens via these
blog pages and any new online magazines or websites. 

And speaking of….check out
my new article for Empress Magazine…

Does Less = More?