I’ve just finished reading Mama Mia: a memoir of mistakes, magazines and motherhood by Aussie writer, blogger and former Cosmopolitan editor Mia Freedman.
Obviously, as a magazine junkie, editor, and mother myself, there was much I could relate to in its pages! I enjoyed the behind-the -scenes stories of Mia’s magazine career, from her days as lowly work [...]
One of the reasons I was so keen to go on the Christian Magazine Editors Conference is because opportunities to meet and connect with other Christian writers – let alone editors! – are thin on the ground here in Australia, especially when you compare it to the thriving Christian publishing industry in the USA.
The good [...]
One of the topics we discussed at the Christian Magazine Editors conference was: How is being a Christian Editor different to any other magazine editor?
I am very aware of the huge responsibility I have to the women who read Footprints … almost like a pastor in many ways. I strive to please Jesus in all [...]
Prior to attending the “Editing the Magazine” conference in Manila, I was a bit nervous that I was attending under false pretences. Much as I love Footprints, it is small fry really – it’s not even my day job, it’s something I do in my spare time as a labour of love, and I don’t [...]
It’s been quiet here on the Footprints blog as I have been on the Editors Conference in the Philippines, with only limited internet access; and since I’ve been back, I’ve been dealing with a bit of “traveller’s tummy”. The spirit has been willing, but the flesh has been weak!
I’m sure my adventures in Asia will provide [...]