Darin Szilagyi
As seen in:
Wine X Magazine
Covers:
Wine, Food, Travel, and general decadence & playful excess
Doesn't Cover:
my sneezes
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Heck yes. Correction tape was made just for me.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Meh. I'm not a fiction sort of guy
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email me or text me. It doesn't matter.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
A corkscrew. Silly....
Who do you wish followed you?
Heidi Barrett
Why did you become a journalist?
I'm a storyteller..... which is now a passe asnwer, but when it's true, it really doesn't matter.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope. But I was the editor of my elementary school newspaper. Does that count?
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I haven't written the perfect one yet.... but I love all of my stories. They're like my kiddos.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Have fun. Do good.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Pitch me anytime. Please be gentle.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Gene Simmons.... but "he doesn't drink" soooooooo, we shook hands, agreed to be friends and went on our merry way.
What's your favorite drink?
Pahlmeyer Merlot. Shrug. Ask me later and I may give a different answer.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In bed.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
WineFolly
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