"You should write a reportage," my writing mentor said. "When you go to Russia, talk to people. Ask them what they think about Trump. Everyone wants to know." So I did. And it resulted in my story getting published on Vox under the title of "My conversations with Russians about Donald Trump."

Many of you have asked me to write about the submission process: "How did you do it? How did you pitch this? How did you make it happen?"