navel gazing

Five years later

heatherisherwood

I have been thinking recently that the time had come to resuscitate this blog. I’d launched it back in 2011 while job searching. Then, I got that new job. I moved my family two states south, dove into learning a new profession, started running a weekly magazine and here we are nearly five years later.

I’m now an assistant professor at the Missouri School of Journalism. I teach students how to make magazines while putting out a weekly city magazine called Vox. It’s pretty much a dream job. I also still do some freelance writing on the side, mostly for the publication I ran for many years, Birds & Blooms. Oh, and I’m in graduate school, working toward a master’s in journalism.

I watch very little TV. But I will try to write here from time to time. About media. About teaching college students media. About the state of magazines. About the advice I hear. About what I’m writing and doing.

That’s the plan anyway.

Hi, it’s nice to meet you

heatherisherwood

Heather LambMy name is Heather Lamb, and I am a publishing professional with 15 years of experience. I have worked for publications big and small, in a variety of roles.

No matter the job, I carry with me the belief that a positive attitude and a bit of elbow grease can work wonders. There’s nothing I enjoy more than rolling up my sleeves to tackle a project with a creative team. That, and the ever-changing nature of publishing, are what I love about this business.

I am a seasoned editor who relishes the opportunity to improve the finished product. I am deft collaborator, and have been managing staff in some way for most of my professional career. I am a consumer of media both new and old — I read magazines on my iPad and check the headlines (and, truth be told, the comics) from the daily newspaper that arrives on my doorstep. I understand the importance of a cohesive vision for any published work, and I know how to negotiate the many roadblocks — time, resources, differing opinions — that often can get in the way.