So when they say “will you give us a byte”, I say, “I’ll do it if you pay me.” And then we both burst out laughing. Pretty much EVERYONE involved in hyping/covering this story knows that it makes no sense.
But hey, outrage sells, and everyone’s just making a living.

OH HEY. YOU’RE ALWAYS THERE WHERE IT’S LOVELY. <3

It’s one of insanest jobs in media, and I swear I never wanna do it- I just want to work with the ones that love doing it.

And now that I’ve let go of the harrowing anxiety around it, and learned to trust them, I am realising what brilliant editors I get to work with. (I know, I know, but hey, better late than never).
The combination of technical know-how & innate story telling required to be an editor is staggering.

My over-controlling ass has always wanted to leave as little as possible to the editor- either not trusting their vision, or being overly insistent on my own.
But I’ve somehow always ended up working with EXCELLENT editors, who have given me no reason to worry.