
Writing a Best-Seller While Broke: Interview w/ James Palmer of Foreign Policy Magazine | Ep. 109
The Un-Diplomatic Podcast
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Is There a Pet Peave That Every Editor Should Avoid?
Don't do lid reviews. Don't write about what other people are writing. It's not thatinteresting. You have to really know the media and know the world of pandatory to be able to criticize that. And sometimes those micro pieces are really good, because a really good micropiece is one that gives you aa deep, intimate sense of but that shows you how that thing reflects the wider world. If you don't think other people are wrong about something, write, write the correct version. That makes sense. Anything else is that? Is that sufficient? Oh, also, you know, i mean, stuff like it remains to be seen.
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