What was your first job as a journalist?
Special Sections Editor for the Orlando Business Journal.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, I learned to type on a typewriter, which is why I tend to pound away on a keyboard. (I punish those keys!)
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin, “The Night Stalker”)
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I will always read a well-formatted email pitch with an interesting subject line, short lede paragraph and bullet points.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Writing (Scrivener, Pages, Word, MindNode); Organization (Evernote, Notes, Things); Production (inDesign, Slack, Basecamp, Blinkplan.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Afternoons, mid-week.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New York Times