Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Sweet Polly Purebred
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By publishers/organizations in need of content and planning to publish that content themselves. I'm a writer, not a marketer.
Who do you wish followed you?
The Publishers Clearinghouse Prize Patrol, with a big check
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Probably a piece I wrote on the future of nuclear power for the now-defunct watchdog site AskQuestions.org .
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't write on spec.
When's the best time to pitch you?
When you've already sold the article and just need someone to write it.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Any pitch that has already been pre-sold and only needs to be written/edited to be accepted for publication.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Any pitch where it's expected that I will write and then sell the article myself, since I do not work that way.
What's your favorite drink?
Whiskey sour, kir royale
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the kitchen. With shoes on. Not pregnant.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Washington Post
