Articles Cutting through compassion fatigue with sensory writing War can become an abstraction unless, of course, you’re in the middle of it. We can read about it or see images, which often are more powerful than words in… August 29, 2022 Jacqui Banaszynski Hacking and whacking the way to writing clarity — and pie An author and freelancer contemplates story craft as she tames and harvests the blackberry brambles on her land August 25, 2022 Lauren Kessler Storytelling that reaches through your feet to your soul It’s probably a good thing I missed the memo about suggested attire to the Chicks concert earlier this month. I don’t have a straw cowboy hat. My days of strappy… August 23, 2022 Jacqui Banaszynski The Pitch: Landing a “definitive narrative” in The Atavist Magazine Editor Seyward Darby: "I definitely want people who are willing to strip a story down to its basics and figure out how to build it back up." August 18, 2022 Carly Stern Four years of reporting follows new threads in a previously reported crime story Katia Savchuk spent a year pre-reporting before she pitched The Atavist on a nuanced story of crime and mental illness August 17, 2022 Carly Stern J-school everywhere, everyday The start of a new school year is upon us. That may have some feeling excited — days spent with old and new friends, new adventures in learning and all… August 16, 2022 Jacqui Banaszynski Not just SayWhat, but SezWho? For a time in the early 1990s, I wrote narrative journalism for a business magazine. One of my better efforts recounted the fight for control of an investment bank. Someone… August 12, 2022 Dale Keiger Unlearning old-school lessons from a J-school education Two months into my just-the-facts-ma’am, inverted pyramid life as a novice reporter assigned to cover every commission had that ever been formed anywhere in any municipality on Earth at any… August 11, 2022 Lauren Kessler Bill Russell, unbeatable on and off the court Tributes this past week to basketball great Bill Russell were as many as they were deserved. I couldn’t follow them all, which is a pity. Sportswriting and obituaries often display… August 9, 2022 Jacqui Banaszynski Punning the way to a point A note from a professional friend landed in my inbox a few days ago, with this quick header:“… the best lede I’ve ever read.”So I clicked. (Wouldn’t you?) It took… August 5, 2022 Jacqui Banaszynski Previous 1 … 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 … 246 Next
