Super excited to find three copies of the November/December issue of National Geographic Traveler in my mailbox on Wednesday. One from my annual subscription, and two extra thrown in from the Society.
Under the “Long Weekends” department, I wrote about Yellow Springs, Ohio – a wonderful, tiny town of about 4,000 people, known for its eclectic, artisan flair mixed with good ol’ Midwestern sense of community.
I’d initially pitched the story along with other ideas last year (yes! 2008) which the editor had rejected so when that email arrived this summer while nesting in Stockholm, I was beyond elated.
The final published version ended up being about half the word count of the submitted version probably due to layout and space requirements…. which Yellow Springs promptly pointed out to me (after expressing sincere gratitude, to be fair). Really didn’t know how to respond back to them on that particular one.
In an industry where travel media magazines are succumbing to the suffocating economy and rough financial times, I’m extremely grateful to have my piece in NGT and sooo looking forward to more pitches and opportunities to work with the magazine.
After all, it was a childhood dream of mine.