As a writer, I try to gain as much insight as I can from successful writers so that I can do what I love and hopefully profit from it. These are a few things I learned from Thomas that I think are valuable to my career -- and yours, if you're planning on writing for a living. Here they are:
- Without the mainstream media, new media wouldn't exist
- When conducting interviews, use a notebook -- sometimes there's no time to tape record and then transcribe
- Video record face-to-face interviews if you have more time (if you're working on a feature article or book)
- Email interviews suck -- try for a face-to-face interview first, if not a phone interview is okay
- Do fact check through email
- Check everything 3 times and always read a printout before finalizing
- Know your Libel Laws
- Back in the day, Madonna would only answer questions through fax (unimportant, but interesting nonetheless)
- Everyone in the fashion industry knows to call Giorgio Armani, "Mr. Armani" -- but it's okay to call Tom Ford, "Tom" (unimportant unless you want to work in the fashion industry, or if you happen to come across either of these men at a party)
- Fashion is about the "art of creation" (I know this, but it's nice to hear it explained to people who might have a hard time understanding this concept, or who think "fashion is superficial" and stupid)
- Ferragamo's autobiography is amazing (just added it to my list of must-reads)
*Image borrowed from the author's Facebook page
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