What was your first job as a journalist?
LGBTQ Nation
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Social media is making information and disinformation more available. It's also making it so less known stories can gain exposure.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A journalist is a person who reports the news and tells it factually without both-sidesing the issue.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Contact through my Social Media and then correspondence through email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Docs, Medium, and My Substack
What's your favorite social network?
Reddit
Who do you wish followed you?
Charlotte Clymer
Why did you become a journalist?
I've always loved writing.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I did not.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I am Asexual—My story is why LGBTQ-inclusive sex-education is required in schools
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Know who you are as a person and then write a story about that. Knowing who you are gives you the expertise over your subject matter.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I got a pitch from QueerAF to write a story for asexuality. I was so happy to be able to do that.
What's your favorite drink?
Water
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Prism & Pen
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That my writing will be for asexual people only.
