Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Overwhelmed but not drowning - yet!

This is it! VOX magazine is officially "coming soon" to a coffee table near you.

Suddenly the dream starts to take shape, the ideas come thick and fast and the blood starts pumping a little faster through our veins.

My name is Ruth Garvey-Williams. I enthusiastically (recklessly) jumped at the chance to edit a new magazine for Ireland. I guess living up in beautiful Donegal I know the value of something good to read on those long bus rides down to... well everywhere!

Of course the moment that "Yes" slipped over my lips, I felt that sudden sinking feeling. It's scary, even overwhelming as we wrestle with brainstorming our philosophies, pounding on the door (figuratively) of potential contributors and experimenting with layouts.

Going on 20 years (help... is it really that long?) as a journalist still doesn't prepare you for something that is way, WAY, outside your comfort zone.

But then who wants a comfortable life?
RGW aka The Editor

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