John DeDakis
Author
ArcheBooks Publishing, Strategic Media Books
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A., Journalism
1977Podcasts
55:06261: How to Pivot From Journalism to Writing Mystery/Suspense Novels w/ John DeDakis, Fake [Main T4C episode]
John DeDakis is a writing coach, educator, former journalist and award-winning author of five mystery/suspense novels including his latest Fake which features a young journalist, Lark Chadwick, who is a White House correspondent investigating the sudden death of the First Lady even as Lark, herself, is the victim of “fake..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“The most important thing is curiosity. You really need to be curious about the world you’re in and the people you’re around.”
Best Career Advice
“Study what you’re interested in, with the understanding that that may not be what you end up doing. But if you find something that you’re good at and that you love, that I think is the recipe forward.”
Career Challenge
“I was editing early morning shows and I would come in the middle of the night and the assistant to my supervisor would hand me a sheaf of scripts that my boss had gone over from the day before, highlighting all of the mistakes that got on the air – the things that I didn’t catch. I’m wondering is this a paper trail, are they getting ready to send me out the door?”
Skills
Journalism, News Writing, Editing, Television, Breaking News, Blogging, Creative Writing, Digital Media, AP Style, Video Production, Media Relations, Social Media, Content Strategy, Web Content, Newsletters, Speech Writing, Mentoring, Books
Professional Interests
Andrew Cuomo, Brené Brown, Whitney Johnson, CNN, Turner (Turner Broadcasting System, Inc), University of Wisconsin-Madison, WritersWorld, Publishing and Editing Professionals, AFFILIATED AUTHORS
