In this episode, Sherry Paprocki speaks with Teresa Woodard.
Teresa Woodard is a writer and field editor for regional and national consumer magazines and their digital outlets. She is contributing garden editor at Midwest Living magazine, content creator for an online plant store, co-author of American Roots: Reimagining Our Home Gardens (Timber Press; Fall 2022) and a another garden book (Timber Press, 2024). She designs perennial borders and native landscapes for central Ohio clients and reviews landscape designs for the ARC of a residential conservation development.
Over the past 15 years, she's contributed to Midwest Living, Better Homes & Gardens, Country Gardens, Chicago Tribune, Living the Country Life, Ohio Magazine and Columbus Monthly magazine.
Teresa was awarded the 2016 Gold Award for Magazine Writing by The Association of Garden Communicators for her story, "Honey Harvest," for Country Gardens Magazine (Fall 2015) and she has continued her winning streak with a couple of Silver Awards in the last two years.
In this episode:
How Teresa found her passion for gardening and put her roots down in the niche of gardening.
The benefits of joining a writers group
Tips for becoming a regular contributor to a magazine
How to build lasting relationships with editors
Connect with Teresa:
Website: https://www.teresawoodard.com
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Get Teresa’s book: https://www.amazon.com/American-Roots-Inspiration-Designers-Reimagining/dp/1643261169
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Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published: Available for pre-order. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/writing-that-gets-noticed-estelle-erasmus/1142384174
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Growing a Garden Specialty with Teresa Woodard