the disgruntled fashion journalist who writes about everything
Posted in Entertainment, Entertainment Weekly, Freelance, Freelancing, GQ, Magazines, Pop Culture, Work on Jul 27th, 2008
Okay, so based on the previous post, you know I am an avid reader of Entertainment Weekly and GQ. I have also pitched them articles many times, which have been often met with politely curt rejections or no response at all.
But in the latest issues I saw two articles in each that I swear I [...]
Posted in Actors, Amanda Seyfried, Authors, Books, Celebrities, Christian Bale, Comic books, Entertainment, Film, Freelance, Freelancing, Heath Ledger, Josh Peck, Journalism, Mamma Mia!, Meryl Streep, Movies, Music, News, Olivia Thirlby, One Sheets, Pop Culture, Reviews, Television, The Dark Knight, The Wackness, Work on Jul 16th, 2008
I am currently reading…
The Film Club By David Gilmour: See what happens when a father lets his son drop out of high school on the condition that he watches three movies a week (of the dad’s choosing)! I’m almost done with this book - it’s okay. There are parts when the Gilmour is talking so [...]
Posted in Actors, Details, Entertainment, Fashion, Freelance, James McAvoy, Joel McHale, Journalism, Magazine, Men's, Pop Culture, Uncategorized, Writing on Jul 15th, 2008
This month’s James McAvoy-clad issue of Details is a good one. There’s an article on guys who get vasectomies in their 20’s. Excellent read. There’s also a fun article on Joel McHale. But there’s one thing missing - my name in the contributors section.
I’ve pitched the magazine plenty of times and I was lucky enough [...]
Posted in Designers, Fashion, Freelance, Freelancing, Journalism, Work, Writing on Apr 22nd, 2008
Obviously not.
Why is this work week moving at a glacial pace?
I feel like boring my eyes out. And I think I need to stop smoking.
Anyways, this week is jam-packed…mostly the tail-end. There’s a VIP dinner with acclaimed designers James Galanos and Ralph Rucci. I am sure I will make a fool out of myself sometime [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Entertainment Weekly, Freelance, Pitching stories, Pop Culture, Work, Writing on Apr 17th, 2008
Each week I look forward to my issue of Entertainment Weekly hoping that one day my name will appear as a byline in one of the pieces.
That day has yet to come - partly because my writing is really sucking. I mean really sucking. It sucks like a toothless hooker in a back alley.
As [...]