Should I try Column Writing?

Alright. I am trying a new style of writing in Sports. A Teacher and School Paper Adviser has tasked me to make two more articles for the publication.

I have written many sports and news reports in the past 5 years in English and Tagalog. But I haven’t tried making a Column yet. I was asked to write one news article and one sports column and it will all be passed tomorrow.

I am writing this at the edge of my head because I am lost for words. Literally. Wala na akong maisip na topics at hindi ko pa alam mag-column. (Sorry, I am writing in Tag-lish style)

Maybe it’s better to start writing now and finish that favor. I will write the articles in Filipino because that’s what I was grouped at.

Now for the big question… Should I try Column Writing?

Have I tried Column Writing? No, only News and Sports (and blogging). Hey, if you’re a writer or a Journalist, can you give me some tips? A little comment should do it.

I started writing Sports Articles since I was in Grade 5 and it has changed my life since then. I found joy in being a Campus Journalist. Going to different places, schools, meeting new friends and sharing a passion with others.

It has been a great experience being a Campus Journalist. From a break from it on Grade 7-8, I continued last year and joined in contests once again.

What I got from that one lecture in 2016

When I am not active in my High School days in Journalism, I still write articles, personal ones. I also did join other writing contests like Essays in School activities.

I learned the basics from taking a workshop from the SBPC (School Based Press Conference) in Elementary School.

Related Post: The Written Journey

It was for the Sports Reports but never in Column form. I did join in News Writing a year later. The Column part? Not so much.

Prof. Ben Domingo who I first wrote about in a post above (See Related Post) stated that you should be a News Writer first for you to be good in Sports Reporting. It’s pretty much the same type of News. Same thing huh?

I reached out to some friends who are also writers to give me tips in Column Writing. Said, it’s a recurring piece or article in a newspaper, magazine or other publication, where a writer expresses their own opinion in few columns allotted to them by the newspaper organisation. Columns are written by columnists, – Wikipedia.

So it’s supposed to be limited? How long should I write? How many columns do I get? Oohhhh… I have a lot of questions. Haha!

Forget the Sports, teach me the Column part. I am already a Sports Writer. Make me a Columnist please.

Well… Wish me luck everybody. Let’s see if I pull this through. Happy 1st of July!