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ASJA Direct - Richard Eisenberg

Richard Eisenberg is the Managing Editor of Nextavenue.org, a site from PBS for people 50+, where he is also editor of its Money and Work & Purpose channels and a regular blogger. He is also a freelance book reviewer for People magazine. Previously, he was a full-time freelance writer and editor for magazines and websites includingAARP The Magazine, MoneyWatch and Ladies Home Journal; Executive Editor of Money magazine; Front Page Finance Editor at Yahoo! and Special Projects Director and Money Editor at Good Housekeeping. He is the author of two books: How to Avoid a Midlife Financial Crisis and The Money Book of Personal Finance. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. 

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In this podcast, he spoke with journalist and writing coach Estelle Erasmus about the following:

  • The  mission of the pub
  • What he looks for in a pitch or a submission
  • The hot button issues for his readership
  • His favorite topics to cover
  • Optimum word count, rights and payment
  • Pet peeves
  • Favorite articles recently published
  • How writers can contact him and other editors there

Follow Estelle Erasmus on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and on her website for publishing advice and editor interviews

Read Estelle’s follow up piece on Rich

Links:

Next Avenue site URL: https://www.nextavenue.org
Your Next Avenue podcast: https://yournextavenue.libsyn.com/
Twitter handle: @richeis315
Next Avenue Twitter handle: @NextAvenue
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardeisenberg/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reisenberg

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