i say if you got the hookups to some professors in college, go ask them for advice.
or maybe pick out some of your favorite authors, journalists, or anyone whose writing you admire [the alive ones, hehe], and contact them, ask them for advice.
for example, if michelle jaffe was my favorite author, i would probably contact her (some info on her web or online) and ask her some advice, and hope to god that she's nice enough to answer to me.