Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, and I'm pretty fast on it.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I like an email.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, but I was the editor for the school yearbook.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Think long and hard about why you're going into this field. It's a tough one and the pay ain't great, but it can be rewarding in other ways.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
They're all good if I can turn them into a story.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On an airplane, or wishing I was.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
It used to be Coastal Living, but now it's Conde Nast.