Early Columning Lessons
Having been trying this column thing for about four-and-a-half to five months now, I can say I have learned the following:
It is impossible to say everything one might want to say in 800ish word.
You will get feedback, and it will mostly be negative. I have had one or two e-mails that could be characterized as hate mail.
It is true: editors always change the title of your column. Out of 15 published columns, only one of the published titles was close to what I proposed, and none were exactly what I typed. In some cases, the title change altered, to some degree, of what I wanted to focus on.
A few days can be a looong time in terms of the news (I notice because the Sunday papers with which I have worked have mid-week deadlines).
Posted by Steven at August 10, 2024 02:36 PM
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