Favorite Reflections - Hayes-Minney, Lisa

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Résumé :
When I accepted the reporter position at the newspaper, I thought I would work there for the rest of my life. In addition to covering news, local issues, and events, I wrote a weekly column, Reporter's Reflections, which allowed me to give comment and opinions on the news stories I had written. I was younger then, and I thought my schooling had provided me the knowledge I needed to manage the job. My first year taught me otherwise. This collection of reflections from my first year will provide some entertainment, but also a glimpse into what the life of a new reporter covering small-town life is like....

Biographie:
Lisa Hayes-Minney has spent another 25 years writing for the central West Virginia region where she lives. During her time as a news columnist, Lisa received awards from the West Virginia Press Association, and also later from West Virginia Writers, Inc., Parkersburg Area Community Foundation, and the West Virginia Library Association. After leaving her job as a reporter, Lisa operated her own print magazine, Two-Lane Livin', for ten years. Her work has been included in GreenPrints Magazine, The Charleston Anvil, Memoir Magazine, Infection House, and other publications. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from West Virginia Wesleyan College. Lisa now refers to herself as a Multi-hyphenate Appalachian Professional, which she notes as a fancy way of saying Jack of all Trades. She is involved in several different projects, and you can continue supporting her creative work and find out more at the following online locations: Lhayesminney.net twolanelivin.com twolanebooks.com twolaneprints.com lhmbooks.com...

Sommaire:
Lisa Hayes-Minney has spent another 25 years writing for the central West Virginia region where she lives. During her time as a news columnist, Lisa received awards from the West Virginia Press Association, and also later from West Virginia Writers, Inc., Parkersburg Area Community Foundation, and the West Virginia Library Association. After leaving her job as a reporter, Lisa operated her own print magazine, Two-Lane Livin', for ten years. Her work has been included in GreenPrints Magazine, The Charleston Anvil, Memoir Magazine, Infection House, and other publications. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from West Virginia Wesleyan College. Lisa now refers to herself as a Multi-hyphenate Appalachian Professional, which she notes as a fancy way of saying Jack of all Trades. She is involved in several different projects, and you can continue supporting her creative work and find out more at the following online locations: Lhayesminney.net twolanelivin.com twolanebooks.com twolaneprints.com lhmbooks.com...