W.M. Akers
As seen in:
Strange Times,
Medium,
The New York Times,
Kickstarter,
VICE,
Observer,
Deadspin,
HarperCollins Publishers,
Narratively,
IndieBound,
Kirkus Reviews
and
Covers:
theater, television, off off broadway, off broadway, broadway, indie theater, film, books
Writer. Met fan. Bi. @SqueakyBicycle playwright, author of WESTSIDE, creator of DEADBALL & COMRADES. Newsletter: strangetimes.substack.com @ouijum@jawns.club
Interview
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email, usually, but I also enjoy being screamed at in the street.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Wordpress, Gmail, Twitter and a pathetically purple, not very smart phone called the Samsung Rumor Touch.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was the editor of my high school paper, but I quit to start a rival independent weekly called The Dark Sentinel. Those were good days.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Forget journalism. Learn a trade that merits an hourly rate in the double digits.
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