First Paying Article
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007Actually, I did get paid for another article. It was a book review for a local bookstore’s newsletter. My reward was in used book credit. I spent it right away.
This gig is for a small local magazine and it involves interviewing a former NASCAR driver who grew up in our town. I’ve never written a profile before, so I’m a little scared–but kind of in a good way. I’ve talked to the guy already, but our time was cut short due to his family obligations. We’ll continue tomorrow again. I was really nervous and had tons of questions prepared, but my profile subject was as nice as he could be and it was more like having a chat with someone you’re trying to get to know.
The main obstacle to this whole thing is having a full time job and finding the time to do a phone interview with someone that is in a time zone 3 hours ahead. The solution is that I have to get up super early in the morning and catch my NASCAR guy right when he arrives at work.
So far, this is a fun assignment. I’m not sure that it is healthy learning curve to have my first article comission with a very helpful and nice editor, while interviewing a cheerful easy-going guy. But hey, I’m not complaining–I’m having a blast!
(Moved from my old blog: http://writingvalkyrie.blogspot.com.)
