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 including AARP 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.
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