That being said, seeking to further educate myself was brought back because of Electronic Media. In 2009, Smithsonian Magazine published an article I wrote about my hometown on their website. One of my sisters teased me that if I wanted to reach my hometown I probably should have sent it to our local paper, that no one in our blue collar town was perusing the Smithsonian Magazine website. But something funny happened; I sent this link to just a few friends. Before I knew it people I never knew were inspired by my writing. They were telling me not to waste my talent; they were asking me to tell their stories. But the article itself stood out for me even then with a few bad grammar moments. I knew I needed the education to get to the quality of writing I wanted to tell in my stories, and so I found the Rowan Writing Program.
However, further proof of the fleeting authorship of electronic technology can be found in this article. I would for years go in and look at the comments, reading the people who responded to my work. About a year ago it moved off to a microsite and today when I tried the link it was gone. I have been erased by Smithsonian. My Authorship no longer valid, those comments no longer resonated.
So, while I find it fleeting there are some really practical uses to technology. If you view my Prezi you will see the ways in which I use technology to better my writing.