So I'm a writer, although not a very experienced one. I write about human rights and activism for human rights within any nation experiencing problems with it. I was recently approached to do a piece on Brazil and the disgusting state of things within the law enforcement system, economics, and politics of the nation. Here's my problem:
As a writer, you hear stories about great writers who go to dangerous nations and put their lives at risk for the good of humanity. It's inspirational, in a way. In another way, it's purely terrifying. I mean, when you think about it--we really are putting our lives at risk. Being an American in the area of Brazil I'd be writing about is incredibly dangerous, and it would seem my "Dream" has come true. This is why it's scary, however. I've already made up my mind, and will be going to Brazil to do this piece...I guess I'm just looking to vent and get input from other writers who might have been in a similar situation?
Thanks for your time
As a writer, you hear stories about great writers who go to dangerous nations and put their lives at risk for the good of humanity. It's inspirational, in a way. In another way, it's purely terrifying. I mean, when you think about it--we really are putting our lives at risk. Being an American in the area of Brazil I'd be writing about is incredibly dangerous, and it would seem my "Dream" has come true. This is why it's scary, however. I've already made up my mind, and will be going to Brazil to do this piece...I guess I'm just looking to vent and get input from other writers who might have been in a similar situation?
Thanks for your time
Chris Roth
http://thereligiousfallacy.wordpress.com/
http://thereligiousfallacy.wordpress.com/
