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Hear me in NYC on May 3 interviewing the amazing Jane Pratt at the storytelling summit I’m organizing, Open Secrets Magazine Live. 30+ memoir & essay writers & editors from HuffPost Personal, Narratively, HarperCollins, & Random House & more! Agenda/tickets: eventbrite.com/e/open-secrets…

Freelance tip of the day: Give me important/basic info up front in your pitch! The fewer questions I have to ask, the quicker we can get it assigned or pass. (Ex: If you're story is about moving to Canada, tell me when you moved, where exactly you moved from/to, and why!)

looking to commission a writer for a sensitive life/health feature with experience speaking to experts and finding tricky case studies - email me at [email protected] for more details and your links #journorequest

Execs at NBC News just illegally laid off 20 union journalists, with no notice or bargaining, while in the final stages of negotiating our first contract. But our members are pushing back, refusing to accept layoffs without a ratified first contract. FAIR CONTRACT NOW!

Open Secrets Live May 3 in NYC has 35+ memoirists & editors, like keynote Jane Pratt of Another Jane Pratt Thing (formerly of Sassy, Jane, xoJane), Emily McCombs of HuffPost Personal, Rakesh Satyal of HarperCollins & Jamia Wilson of Random House Group! Tix: eventbrite.com/e/open-secrets…

"What I encourage you to do is follow your bliss. Find the art that will take you out of the confines of your present moment but don’t get mired down in categories." (via Literary Hub) buff.ly/40UfE5K

Not surprisingly (from the same thread), “women” is also one of the flagged words.

Let Constance Grady get you up to speed (like she did for me) on what’s going on with blurbs and book publishing vox.com/culture/398877…

Looking for something new to listen to? Shō Poetry Journal's #BlackHistoryMonth playlist features poems by Jae Nichelle, Saida Agostini, Ellen June Wright, Corey Baron, Mckendy Fils-Aimé, Erica Dawson, and Elontra Hall: shopoetryjournal.com/black-history-…

First laugh of the day: suspicious HANDY NASTY credit card charge. From @rachelkramerbussel on Threads and Bluesky

I was in the room in Munich for VP Vance’s speech. No talk about Russia, Ukraine, China. Just criticisms of our allies and focus on “the threat from within.” His speech is going to embolden our adversaries who will see this as a green light to act while America is

**WRITERS WANTED** Call for unpublished 1,000-2,000 word personal essays about the impact of climate change and how climate affects our lives. Pays $50 and authors retain rights. May 31 deadline. Must be an Open Secrets Magazine free or paid subscriber. opensecretsmagazine.com/p/paying-call-…

What is the rationale for this other than making life more difficult for many seniors?

For #EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek we published justin kolber’s insightful essay “He-Man’s Ripped Muscles Fueled My Eating Disorder and Body Dysmorphia.” Check it out and share it with someone who may relate: opensecretsmagazine.com/p/he-man-male-… #eatingdisorders

To be clear, Trump and Musk are trying to dodge payments for work already complete. It’s not business savvy, it’s stiffing our partners. America should be a country that pays its bills.

I was honored to be a guest on one of my favorite podcasts, Freelance Writing Direct hosted by Estelle Erasmus. We discussed writing & editing personal essays & my work as editor of Open Secrets Magazine & May 3 NYC storytelling summit Open Secrets Live! estelleserasmus.com/128-crafting-c…

Remember, any “savings” they take from gutting your healthcare go to massive tax cuts to billionaires and millionaires. They’re not trying to be fiscally responsible, they are trying to keep it for themselves and their donors.

The editors of the journal selected for April for our Lit Mag Reading Club have gone MIA. Any editors want to step in? Seeking a mag: * around 3 + years * editor available for interview at end of April * if print copies, can get orders filled & mailed asap * not an editor I've

Thank you to Open Secrets Magazine for publishing my story of online gaming addiction opensecretsmagazine.com/p/online-gamin….

I can’t imagine ever doing this. Aside from being unethical, it probably won’t get your lit mag read because the receiver won’t know what it is or why they’re getting it.