You want timely?

Writers often complain to us that their ideas don't make sense in our magazine because of the production and distribution lag. If you want to write for a Web site or a newspaper, that's great, but writing for Latin Trade needn't mean coming up with a steady supply of evergreens. Today, the Miami Herald got in a quick phone interview in with former Ecuadoran President Lucio Gutiérrez.

It's fascinating to hear him spin so furiously against the powers that be back home. But if you really want to know what his argument is, in depth, just read Andrés F. Velázquez's interview with him -- done months ago -- and you're there. Timely means talking to the right people, not so much worrying about when something might be published.