Dana Shavin on Muck Rack

Dana Shavin

Chattanooga
As seen in: Medium, MSN, Psychology Today, MarketWatch, TODAY, Parade Magazine, Travel + Leisure, Morningstar, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Verywell Mind and
Covers:  Creative nonfiction: Personal interest, animal welfare, writing craft, humor, profiles, travel essay, food.
Doesn't Cover: Politics, religion, crime.
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Haha, yes, all through college and grad school. Thank God that's over.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

MS Word, Indesign, Photoshop, Dropbox, and occasionally my own brain.

Who do you wish followed you?

The New York Times, closely, and with bated breath.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

To Love and to Envy, for Psychology Today magazine.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Read, write, submit, repeat.

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Pitch for a personal essay to the Jewish Federation magazine I edit, having nothing to do with Judaism.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

New York Times.
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