Writing for Regional and Local Markets with Scott Rutherford

If you’ve wondered how to make your writing pay, you’ll want to watch this Writers Chat with Scott Rutherford, executive editor for a free mailer publication with a potential reach to over a million in various communities in Texas and Louisiana. It’s an encouraging interview, especially if you’re new to writing. As Scott Rutherford puts it, “I landed a job as an executive editor with only twelve hours of college. In my defense, nine of them were in English.”

Enjoy the inspiration!

About Scott Rutherford:

Scott Rutherford is a confirmed serial killer of Oxford commas and managing editor for Metro Leader, a family of hyper-local community monthlies in Texas and Louisiana with distribution to more than a million homes. He is currently managing papers in Lubbock, Sherman-Denison, Corpus Christi, and the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. He has previously managed and/or served as staff writer for Metro Leader papers in Shreveport, Monroe, Lake Charles and Natchitoches, Louisiana and Marshall, Texas.

Prior to coming to Metro Leader in 2014, he worked as a full-time freelance writer, editor and (occasionally) translator. He has written thousands of articles for print and online publications under his own name and a variety of pseudonyms. He has ghostwritten books you can buy at any bookstore, but he can’t tell you (much) about that.

Before that, Rutherford served as a pastor, youth pastor, and residential care worker for at-risk youth.

When he’s not writing, you can usually find him writing.

Unconfirmed rumors suggest he’s also been seen rediscovering, dusting, and playing the drums.

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