Yes, really. And in more ways than one.
I haven’t really written a real entry for this blog since I left Berlin. Coincidentally, I didn’t write anything for Inquirer since I was in Berlin, too. Not that I’m saying that Berlin drained me of any inclination to write, but I’d been sort of drifting around and wondering what I really want to do.
So today, I finally have an article out again in Inquirer, this time on that Meidolls cosplay cafe. It’s been a while since I worked up the motivation to do anything other than write/edit/do shoots for Metro–it’s my day job, after all. But ever since college, when I started writing for 2bU when I was 19, writing for the broadsheet had always been an exercise in initiative and motivation.
'Moe Moe Kyun'
So the other week, while at that Meidolls Cafe with my boyfriend and friends, it occurred to me that it might actually be an interesting place to feature. Not my cup of tea because I know next to nothing about anime (they dragged me along), but interesting for other people nonetheless. So I texted Pam to pitch the idea, she quickly agreed, and I wrote the story a couple of days later. Fast, and surprisingly easier than I thought to do again. It usually takes me longer to do my articles for magazines, but somehow, writing for Inquirer had always come more naturally because I don’t have to be as specific for an audience. Plus, the chances of writing about something zany are higher with a broadsheet.
I’m used to seeing my byline; I’ve been writing and getting published for almost eight years now. For some people who don’t write for a living, it’s always a shock. My boyfriend said it felt good. Seeing the newspaper again with my byline (which hadn’t happened since October last year, when I stopped submitting articles) was strange and familiar at the same time. I took it as a sign to write more, and promptly headed to my room to bang out a blog entry. I’m a little rusty, but it’s nice to be back.
Is the website for meidolls correct? The site you posted doesn’t seem to be existing.
That’s what their Facebook page said. You can check it out at http://www.facebook.com/pages/MeiDolls-Cafe/154608761251769