Happy Anniversary to Me!

Today marks my eighth anniversary as an employee of Full Sail University, a private college located in Central Florida. A lot has changed in this span of time, with the university introducing online education back in early 2008 (I was one of the original admissions representatives to launch the division), and completely pioneering a new…

Internship Drawing to an End

I’m just a few weeks away from the end of my 90-day internship with The Daily Buzz. I cannot believe how quickly the last ten weeks have gone, and how sad I am to be in the final stretch of what has been a whirlwind of learning, growth, and professional development. While I attribute much…

One Year Ago Today: Graduation from my BFA

Wow. A full year has passed since my graduation from Full Sail University’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. It feels like it was yesterday, and it also feels like it was decades ago. So much has changed. So much is new. So much is old. I’ve always thought that rapid growth and change…

Upcoming: Florida Blog Con 2014!

I’m very excited to announce that I will be attending FlBlogCon 2014 here in Florida! The event will be hosted on Saturday, September 20th at Full Sail University‘s gorgeous campus in scenic Winter Park, Florida. There are some major speakers at this year’s event, including Ted Murphy and Robin Draper (among many others). To say…

DONE!

Today, Sunday the 29th, marks the last day of my full-time student status. I can’t believe it’s finally over. I feel like the last two and a half years has flown by and the fact that graduation is just a few days away is equally exciting and terrifying. I find myself logging into the portal,…

Last Assignment for School

So, our last assignment for school was to perform a SWOT analysis, viewing ourselves as a business. Based on what we learned about our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, we were then supposed to discuss our short and long term goals post-graduation. Rather than preparing an essay (which, Lord knows, we’ve done plenty of in…

The 5 Non-Writing Skills Every Writer Needs

I had an article picked up today by the Full Sail Blog regarding the top five essential NON-WRITING skills every blogger needs to learn to be successful. CHECK IT OUT! Please like, share, and spread the word to any novice writers joining the internet world or anyone struggling to grow their blogging audience. Optimistic for…

Last Class

On Tuesday, September 3rd, I start the last class of my BFA at Full Sail University. WOW. How the time has flown. On March 28th, 2011, I began my journey as a Creative Writing student. I entered the program with insecurity and trepidation, a 26 year old getting a late start on a life’s passion.…

Twelve Weeks.

As of tomorrow morning, I am officially twelve weeks away from my last day of class at Full Sail University. Three classes. Three more grades. Just eighty-four more days of instruction and this chapter of my life comes to an end. I cannot believe how quickly time has passed. I started working on my BFA…