Harley Rustad explains how he chooses stories for The Walrus
Rustad explains how, as both an editor and a writer, he tries to predict which stories are worth the effort
Harley Rustad has likely rejected more pitches from me than any other editor. Or, at least, The Walrus, where Harley has worked for a decade now, has rejected them, while I pined for a byline in one of my longest-standing targets. Harley is sometimes only guilty by association.
Mind you, they weren’t all great pitches. Some have be…
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