In
October 2009, I started writing for Skirts and Scuffs. I never started with any intent to become a NASCAR media
member. At first, I wasn't comfortable with my writing, but it gradually gained
recognition. I received high praises for the articles I wrote. Even some
veteran media members commended me on my writing. I was surprised by all the
positive feedback because I had never formally written anything at all about
NASCAR until I joined the Skirts and Scuffs team.
Just before the 2010 season started, I established my own weekly
column. It was just a simple race recap, known as the Roush Rewind, that
covered Roush Fenway Racing after every race. It was the main thing I wrote for
the site. Occasionally, I wrote opinion pieces, but I always backed up my
opinions with facts or, if there were no facts to back up what I was saying, I
did my best to explain the logic behind my reasoning. If I wrote an opinion
piece, I made sure to write it in a way that it would not offend anyone (or at
least make it offend the least amount of people possible). Skirts and Scuffs
gradually gained recognition, and soon, the site became part of the NASCAR
Citizen's Journalist Media Corps. I could have asked for the site admin, Katy,
to send in a request for me to get media credentials for a race I attended that
year, but I never did. As I said before... Writing was something I was doing
for fun. I had no intention to work in the media center.
