Barbara

Whether it's journalistic or creative, I write to communicate and I communicate to write. Know more about my process. See more of what I do. I am Barbara, the woman in the byline.

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My icon and #BarbsBylines GIFs are all created by amazing rawr-tist @halfbloodcomms! Go check out her works! <3

See #BarbsBylines if you want to go directly behind-the-scenes and know my work process as a writer! 🤓

For an introduction, I'm a 21-year-old Communication Arts major and writer based in Bulacan. I value how I use words and I like to make it evident in my works such as news articles, feature articles, scripts, and more which are featured in my other posts. Scroll through! ✍️

Whether it's journalistic or creative, I write to communicate and I communicate to write. Know more about my process. See more of what I do. I am Barbara, the woman in the byline.

And here are my two articles that got nominated for the "outstanding published feature article on youth and education in a school organ" category! 📰 1. thelasallian.com/2022/07/21/hom… 2. thelasallian.com/2022/06/26/tow…

Here's a journal article on the event: journal.com.ph/dlsu-announces…

Yes, I write to communicate and it feels nice to get recognition for it! Sharing with you this photo during the 18th Lasallian scholarum awards where two of my articles got nominated. I was so honored to be a finalist alongside big names in the media industry! 🏆

3. I read and revise. Lastly, once I finish a script or any creative piece, I read and revise a hundred times. I believe that every time I read my work, it's an opportunity to improve it, so I do. I can only call it a done deal when I have edited it at least five times.

2. I write. Once I have an inspiration, I start writing even if the narrative is still incomplete. I just let my words flow in building the story. Being able to write freely while still being grounded in a central idea is the essence of creative writing for me.

#BarbsBylines part 3 ✍️ Creative writing is a process that requires finding personal links with stories within and beyond oneself. Look for where you connect with and write about it. Here's how I write my creative pieces, especially scripts! How about you? 😁

This is an excerpt from another short film script I wrote for the same scriptwriting class as the other one! The story is based on a related experience of my mom and I where she received kindness from a stranger back then and I paid it forward. ♥️

In choosing stories to write scripts about, it is a challenge for me to look at my own experiences because I feel like I write better when I go outside. But, I learned from a professor and renowned writer that the personal is the most creative so, I wrote "Birthday gift":

Scripts are my common creative outputs. I like to make stories and characters out of the things around me. Below is an excerpt from a script I wrote entitled "Sinungaling si Mama" for a scriptwriting class. It's based on the sellers of herbal medicine in front of Quiapo church.

#BarbsBylines part 2 ✍️ I also use words in a more creative light. I write pieces that are less about journalism and more on film or production, in general. Here's a short behind-the-scenes timelapse of me creating a synopsis for a miniseries project pitch! 🎞️

MENAGERIE: Breaking free from patriarchal norms, Filipina writers redefine the female archetype by drawing from their lived experiences as a woman and reflecting it in their narratives. thelasallian.com/2023/10/17/rec…

6. Submit and revise ✔ Once done with the draft, it's time to submit and let my editors review what I wrote! This is also the concluding step as after doing the necessary revisions, the article will finally be up for publishing.

5. Write the article draft 🗞 Now, I write! I make sure that I insert quotes and basis for my arguments. I also follow a central idea to make the article effective and easy to read. Here's the article output of the outline I wrote in the previous step: thelasallian.com/2022/06/26/tow…

#BarbsBylines part 1 ✍️ From pitching ideas to article making, journalistic writing is a whole process that requires time and effort to do. Here's a thread of the steps I take in writing news and feature articles for a student publication. 📰