Curve
I will soon be one of the editorial interns for Curve magazine - the best-selling lesbian magazine, based out of San Francisco. The Executive Editor, Diane, lives and works here in Portland and flies to SF when needed. I will be working closely with her. It's a non-paying internship but I am thrilled to learn the ins and outs of publishing and editing. Even though I have an English degree and completed an editing course, I don't have any professional experience, nor the confidence to put myself out there as an "editor" for hire. Diane told me that I probably had the least experience of all the candidates but that she really appreciated the spirit of what I am trying to do. My ultimate goal, for the near future, is to raise my children and to work as an editor from home (and do acting work - I have no plans on ignoring my desire to act). I am truly happy that she supports that - and they have a writer for the magazine who does the same thing.
My orientation is this Tuesday, then Diane wants to take a break until the new year. Essentially, I will only be working for two months, as the baby is due in mid March. I'm not sure whether she'll want me to come back after the baby is born. I'm hoping that the internship may lead to other possibilities with the magazine, such as writing, which could extend my time with them. Even in just two months, I'm sure I'll learn an immense amount. Curve's internships are very hands-on and thorough, according to Diane. She said that most magazines will just sit an intern down with a stack of submissions and say, read! Curve, however, wants to help cultivate a career for their interns - if not inside the company, then they at least want them to leave with experience and a glowing recommendation to help them find other work. At this point (as it is with most things in life), it's difficult to see how I will walk away from this, but that's what makes it so exciting. The possibilities are completely open, as far as I'm concerned, and I'm going to make the most of that.
While I am eagerly looking forward to learning and working in the field, I am also struggling with two main fears right now. The first being that I'm not good enough (that my editing skills will not be up to par) and that I won't have the energy for the work as I get closer to giving birth (I'm sure it won't be all sit-down work, I'll probably have my fair shair of running errands). My belly is growing quickly and I've gained over 20 pounds, which is a lot for me (though, I would like to say that I think I still look pretty lean for being pregnant, thank you universe!). However, I am working on letting those fears go. Diane knows I have no experience so I'm sure she knows the risk there. And, though I don't think she has children, I'm sure she'll completely understand if I go through dips in energy. All I can do is be honest and humble - yet be confident in the abilities that I do have.
I am blessed to have this internship and I look forward to experiencing the pieces of the puzzle falling into place.
Love,
Aislinn
My orientation is this Tuesday, then Diane wants to take a break until the new year. Essentially, I will only be working for two months, as the baby is due in mid March. I'm not sure whether she'll want me to come back after the baby is born. I'm hoping that the internship may lead to other possibilities with the magazine, such as writing, which could extend my time with them. Even in just two months, I'm sure I'll learn an immense amount. Curve's internships are very hands-on and thorough, according to Diane. She said that most magazines will just sit an intern down with a stack of submissions and say, read! Curve, however, wants to help cultivate a career for their interns - if not inside the company, then they at least want them to leave with experience and a glowing recommendation to help them find other work. At this point (as it is with most things in life), it's difficult to see how I will walk away from this, but that's what makes it so exciting. The possibilities are completely open, as far as I'm concerned, and I'm going to make the most of that.
While I am eagerly looking forward to learning and working in the field, I am also struggling with two main fears right now. The first being that I'm not good enough (that my editing skills will not be up to par) and that I won't have the energy for the work as I get closer to giving birth (I'm sure it won't be all sit-down work, I'll probably have my fair shair of running errands). My belly is growing quickly and I've gained over 20 pounds, which is a lot for me (though, I would like to say that I think I still look pretty lean for being pregnant, thank you universe!). However, I am working on letting those fears go. Diane knows I have no experience so I'm sure she knows the risk there. And, though I don't think she has children, I'm sure she'll completely understand if I go through dips in energy. All I can do is be honest and humble - yet be confident in the abilities that I do have.
I am blessed to have this internship and I look forward to experiencing the pieces of the puzzle falling into place.
Love,
Aislinn
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