She began writing short stories and poetry and was published in
Cavalier,
Munsey's Magazine, and
The Smart Set. In 1913, her poem
Fetterless was published in Motion Picture Story Magazine, the first movie fan magazine, and she soon became a regular contributor and an associate editor. She wrote hundreds of photoplay editions, movie plot lines that were serialized into short stories. Her first interview was with actor
James Cruze in 1913. She went on to publish multiple interviews in the 1920s with stars of the silent film era including
Charles Chaplin,
Colleen Moore,
Mary Pickford,
Wallace Reid,
Gloria Swanson, and
Rudolph Valentino. These interviews were published in fan magazines including
Photoplay,
Modern Screen,
Screenland, and Shadowland. Most of her articles were published under her name, but she also published under the
pen names Faith Service, Janet Reid, and Russell E. Smith. She wrote a syndicated column, "The Diary of a Professional Movie Fan," in the 1920s. In 1927, she moved with her family to the
Benedict Canyon neighborhood of
Los Angeles, California. This allowed her greater access to the film industry and stars. She continued to write freelance for several fan and women's magazines and was active in the
Hollywood Women's Press Club. By 1939, she was the highest paid fan magazine writer, making approximately $10,000 a year. After the death of her husband in 1942, she moved to Huntington, New York, and continued to write for fan magazines. ==Death and legacy==