by mruberti | Apr 14, 2021 | Member Resources, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
By: Holly Spangler, AAEA 2014 Past President Looking for irony? I was asked to write about overcoming writer’s block, and I’m writing this at 9:48 p.m. on a Wednesday night. Well past deadline. So if you’re questioning whether I’m the right person to write this,...
by mruberti | Apr 8, 2021 | News, Past President's Thoughts, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
For an editor of a certain age, an unsettling moment arrives as you consider what to include in a retrospective column. Mostly because you realize that you are getting old. Such a moment came, sharply, today as I did mental math to pinpoint the year I joined AAEA. If...
by mruberti | Apr 8, 2021 | News, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
Young writers and seasoned editors can benefit from personal writing style By Mindy Ward, AAEA President-Elect “Dorsey the Dorset” by Cassidy Ward. It was the first original work of my then 8-year-old daughter. If you just searched Amazon for a copy, you realized it...
by mruberti | Apr 7, 2021 | News, Professional Development, The ByLine, Writing
Jennifer is the new AAEA Membership Committee Co-Chairperson Tell us about yourself. My name is Jennifer Kiel and I am the editor for Michigan Farmer and Ohio Farmer online, and co-editor of American Agriculturist. I have been with Michigan Farmer for 18 years and...
by mruberti | Mar 11, 2021 | News, Professional Development, The ByLine, What I Learned, Writing
Writers have had great success adapting during the pandemic era By Bill Spiegel, AAEA Member, Crops Editor, Successful Farming Time was, attending field days, farm tours, industry events and press conferences were where members of the Ag Communicator’s Network...
by mruberti | Feb 17, 2021 | Awards, Professional Development, The ByLine, Writing
By Gil Gullickson, 2019-2021 AAEA President, Successful Farming, 2020 AAEA Story of the Year Winner Click here to read Gil’s award-winning article Some stories just kind of write themselves. Well, I exaggerate. Writing a multi-source story takes much work....
