Krista Ramsey

Krista Ramsey's style of writing is informative, yet she also tells a story with it. Her writing highlights everyday stories with facts and a broader topic. Ramsey also includes the harsh truth and puts the facts right out on the table.

 In her one article, speaking about the passing of 14 year-old Tyann she keeps it to a narrator viewpoint while showing sympathy from her grandmother's comments and describing the details of that Saturday morning. Some readers like myself, find articles like these very helpful in understanding about news in the tristate. But I almost feel guilty reading this and finding out the details of something so sad. I feel as if i don't have the right to know this or make assumptions about the scenario. Yet I was curious to discover more about what happened that day when my English teacher first brought it up.

 I respect and like Krista's style of writing when it comes to her columns, I could never write about something like this. I wouldn't be able to hold my ground during an interview. Or i could do something worse and make my column sound biased. Often times I sit and picture myself writing, I come up with a brilliant story to write and even write down lists of things I could add to the plot. I started one of those stories a couple weeks ago and I keep disappointing myself. I have been taught from a very young age to set very high expectations for myself and to follow through with everything you start. So when I start to write and my writing isn't looking the way I want, I stop. Our of pure dissatisfaction.

 I wish I could learn how to write just to inform and entertain like Krista Ramsey. I feel like I would write more often and be proud that I was being a help for others and readers.