never say never again
so, remember how i vowed never to agree to another story where i'd have to interview multiple people at the same time for the same thing? well, the very day that i finally finished and submitted the nightmare that was the famous-canadians story, i had the following exchange with one of my editors:
editor: would you like another story?
me: not if it involves interviewing a bunch of famous canadians.
editor: not exactly.
this time around, i only have to interview five people...and i don't have to track anyone down or deal with any publicists. these five have already agreed to be interviewed, so i just have to chat with them and then write about them. and they're not celebrities, they're recipients of some sort of humanitarian award (the name of which i cannot seem to remember).
there you have it.
4 comments:
Can we assume that humanitarians are gracious during interviews?
It sounds like a good assignment to me! Having the people already lined up has to be a big load off your mind. I hope what Lou said is true, too!
BikerXena
well, i'm hoping that's what it means, lou! the nice thing is: no chasing anybody down. and no fear of anyone saying, "no thanks." the magazine is co-sponsoring the awards, so these folks have to participate.
Hint: you might wanna find out the name of this award before you call.
"Hello. I've been told you have been proudly awarded that ONE award.......oh..... what's its name?"
ye-ah....not good Val.
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