What was your first job as a journalist?
A writer for an Afrikaans agriculture magazine.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Raoul Duke
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google, WordPress, Microsoft Office, Grammarly, Google Drive, Asana, Trello, Meta Suite
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Elon Musk
Why did you become a journalist?
2016
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes - design work and some writing
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Just do it. And practice every day.
When's the best time to pitch you?
4pm when I'm at my sharpest.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To write a software user manual in my style
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
'Write something about growth in uncomfortable places" -- a thought leadership article in the media business...
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Gaming or watching SciFi movies.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Daily Maverick
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's a complicated topic.
