What was your first job as a journalist?
An AXS.com animation piece was my first. During a 7-year period, I wrote over 150 articles for AXS.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes!
How is social media changing news?
There are more places to get news, but the quality is dubious.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Bernice, kid reporter, in the animated TV series Z-Squad. I developed her character, so naturally, she’s my favorite!
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Freedom of speech (more or less).
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
WordPress, Final Draft, Excel, Shotgun, PowerPoint, MS Word, Google docs and sheets
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn.
Who do you wish followed you?
Patton Oswalt!
Why did you become a journalist?
Exposure for my film/TV career pursuits.
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?
Stories that feature my dog Blanche DuBois Sharp.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Learn resiliency.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time is fine via email, Twitter, or LinkedIn.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Requests to interview Abigail Disney and Rainn Wilson (respectively) are quite memorable!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Not sure . . .
What's your favorite drink?
Cafe mocha over ice.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my phone.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
It is a tie between People Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it is frivolous.
