What did I learn through the JTP? That’s a tough question to answer, at least one written down. I learned plenty about SEO, the gaming community, my style of writing and how to improve it, and the writers who, like me, came to the JTP searching for some more knowledge of the games journalism world.
I’ll start with the brilliant writers I’ve met along the way. These are some of the kindest, most helpful individuals who genuinely know and love their craft. They strive each day to better their writing and make a name for themselves in the gaming industry, which is a cutthroat place. Plenty of them are doing just fine and will continue to do fine, if not better.
I’ve made plenty of friends during this period, some of which will continue after the JTP comes to a close this week. While I haven’t had the pleasure of playing any games with anyone quite yet, I’ve learnt a lot and received plenty of help from these people as well as had some odd conversations. Goats have been circulating for quite some time.
The feedback I have received on my work in these past few weeks has earned me some new skills with my writing, plenty on SEO, topic choice, editorials and more. Thanks to the work Katy did with me I am more confident in my writing and with the topics I put stock in. I carefully select the right work that will make an impact with the community. While I can always improve upon this, and intend to, I feel I did quite well getting a grasp on it.
Don’t mind the images, they’re random.
In my time in the JTP, I may not have received the most views or comments, but I’m pretty sure I made some waves in the gaming community. My Titanfall rant earned me plenty of hate-fueled comments and began a war between two sides of the gaming community. With around 400 comments and counting between GameSkinny and N4G, I am quite proud of what I accomplished there.
Coming in as a news writer, I focused far too much on that during my time in JTP. I’ve begun to come up with more ideas for good editorials and will continue to do so. Editorials are fresh and unique and will lead to more readers in the end.
I’ve decided to continue with the next JTP.
I feel I’ve learned plenty here in these eight weeks and can only learn more in the next one. I hope to see more writers looking for a start in the games journalism world take this shot now.
Published: Feb 28, 2014 12:24 pm