What was your first job as a journalist?
Mexico City News, editing Section B (the arts
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Actually, I don't have a favourite fictional journalist. But many IRL.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I appreciate emails - and read them all. I prefer pitches to come this way, and can respond quickly, again, via email.
Why did you become a journalist?
Because of all the careers I thought about, it was the only one that tapped into my insatiable curiosity.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Find topics and subjects that you really are curious about and you'll write a better piece. Don't take rejections too seriously, forge on!
When's the best time to pitch you?
On weekends I have more time to read, think and develop ideas, but otherwise, you can catch me on a weekday morning (ET), before noon.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Any pitches that have come too late. The stories I tend to write need a lot of advance notice and often require travel as well.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the garden: growing things or relaxing amid the things I've managed to grow.
