Writing for Interactive Media

Welp, I let my hometown pride get the best of me. As a fellow East Tennessean, I find it my responsibility to focus on the writing of Donnell King. I fangirled a little bit when seeing “Knoxville, Tennessee” listed at the bottom of his article, “Writing for (not by) the Ear.” What can I say,…

In William Zinsser’s book On Writing Well, a contradiction has arisen; the first few chapters talk about how keeping the reader engaged with your work is critical, but then Chapter 5 tells me that I should write for myself and no one else. At first, it does seem like a contradiction. Make sure your writing…

Rebecca Branton is a 23 year-old graphic designer from Maryville, Tennessee. She was raised in a military household and lived in seven different states by the time she was ten, but when her family settled in Tennessee, she began to put her roots down. From a young age, she gravitated towards visual and performing arts.…

I’m officially one week into my graduate studies and haven’t broken down once, which I call a win! In all seriousness, this week has been great. I’m one of those weirdos who really likes school, so getting back into it has been exciting. Let’s jump into this week’s review, shall we? A lesson I was…