What was your first job as a journalist?
Sportwriter at the late departed Los Angeles Herald Examiner.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, I began my newspaper career on a typewriter (briefly).
How is social media changing news?
Almost entirely.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
How could I not go for "Sex in the City"s Carrie, who shares my name and, like me, likes high heels and is a diehard romantic?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email, with adequate background information and a great, original idea.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Too many to name.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
A gifted dancer who wants to become my ballroom partner.
Why did you become a journalist?
Because my plans to become a professional ballet dancer didn't pan out and I was a decent writer.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No. Although I always wrote, I did not begin doing journalism until after college.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
"The S Word" (in my portfolio), because mental health is a very important issue to me personally.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To go to Cuba with a family of ballet dancers who had previously defected.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Too many to name.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Ballroom dancing or walking the beach.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New Yorker
