The new Brooklyn Bridge Park, Garden Design Nov/Dec 2010. Photo: Julienne Schaer
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, writing for garden and interiors magazines. When I first started, in pre-computer days, I hated it; I suffered terrible anxiety and writer’s block, brought on by wanting so badly to be brilliant. Until I got an article written and delivered, I went entire weekends without leaving the house, or even changing out of my pajamas.
Date palm allee, Garden Design Nov/Dec 2010. Photo: Robin Hill
It’s a whole lot easier now that I’ve realized brilliance isn’t necessary — just good interviewing and reporting skills, a general understanding of the subject matter at hand, clarity and hopefully a bit of sparkle in the writing.
Below: Central Park West apartment by D’Aquino Monaco, New York Spaces Nov. 2010. Photo: Peter Murdock
This month, I have five articles in print: two in the new issue of Garden Design — “Down by the Riverside,” about the new Brooklyn Bridge Park, top, and the cover story, “Inspired Italy,” a South Florida garden by Sanchez & Maddux, influenced by classical European tradition; two in Hamptons Cottages & Gardens holiday issue, out Nov. 24; and one in New York Spaces, an over-the-top, avant garde interior by D’Aquino Monaco, above.
House in Amagansett by architect Alex Porter, Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, Holiday 2010. Photo: Tim Street-Porter
Burnin’ up the newsstands!
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Congrats!!!!!
I’m kveln!
Who says the magazine world is dead?!? You’re proving them wrong!
Coppermaven,
The nuance is that the print magazine world is shrinking. Online is slowly growing but unfortunately, it’s not keeping pace with the shrinking of the print realm. It’s all very sad to me. There are barely any good magazines. So many have gone out, or shrunk or about to go out. It’s depressing. I, for one, don’t feel “tweating” will or can replace so many of these recently lost magazines.
All the more impressive that our Cara done good this month!
Hats off!