Correct spelling is the law for newspapers. Especially for unusual names. And especially for my first week on the job as the Sentinel's new reporter.

I grew up in Salt Lake City, a fact which explains the weird spelling of my name - Utah parents love to get creative, and in a state filled with Madysens and Saydees, my version of Caroline is relatively tame.

After graduating from high school, I moved to Connecticut to study English at Yale. Though I loved to read and discuss brick-thick Victorian novels with my fellow book nerds, I discovered that my true passion was writing. During my last...