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Author Kim Cross annotates the lengthy proposal that landed a contract for the book that revisits the 1993 Polly Klaas kidnapping

The narrative journalist details the upside of rejection, the importance of timing, the value of a good agent and the reality of advances

By Jacqui BanaszynskiAccording to the adage, people don’t regret the things they did in life — only those they didn’t.I don’t buy it — anymore than I buy the assurance…

The Guardian again bets on elegant design, elegant writing and a print publication to showcase the best of in-depth nonfiction journalism

Author and journalism teacher Mallary Tenore Tarpley uses Post-its and origami paper to outline her reported memoir on eating disorders

By Jacqui BanaszynskiClichés are to good writing as fill in your preferred cliché here.A student of mine once challenged that notion. She insisted that clichés are a good thing: They…

In frenzied times and a strained news economy, editors are often the first to be cut — just when they are needed more than ever

—David Grann in his nonfiction book "Killers of the Flower Moon"

By Jacqui BanaszynskiJet lag clawed at me for days after getting home from writing workshops in Romania. My return flights involved cancellations, delays, the demand to check a bag I…

From the mountains of Romania to storytellers everywhere: Sharing key lessons from a five-day immersion in craft