Academic and Business Writing

About two months ago, I pushed myself to try academic and business writing.  Why not try it, I thought to myself?  I work in higher education.  I work for a business outreach center.  It makes sense.  Still I was nervous.

Luckily I found three successful leaders to interview and gain insights from – they helped me form my theme; the article practically wrote itself after that.  Then came the pitch to a publication – Women in Higher Education.  To my delightful surprise, the editor loved my idea.  She wrote back kindly and promptly.  It was a dream come true!

The article was just published in the November issue.  I am so proud of how it turned out.

Thank you “Women in Higher Education” for giving me this opportunity.  I’m already writing and brainstorming other academic and business publications for a future feature!  🙂

The cool part about writing for me is that I haven’t pinned myself down to one particular style or type yet.  Just the other day I started a humorous piece that happened between my oldest daughter and me.  An hour after that I was making written connections between football and marriage.  I love the diversity and the endless possibilities of topics I can write about.

Have you ever branched out from your normal way of doing something, whether it is writing or a different genre?  Try it.  You may be pleasantly happy at the new discoveries like I have been.

(Note: The image shown is only page 1 of my article.  The entire piece is 3 pages long.  If you’d like to see a full copy of it, please send me a written request.  The entire publication, Women in Higher Education is a subscription-paid only newsletter).