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A group of mid-career freelancers found inspiration, tools and fellow travelers in a weeklong nonfiction writing workshop

—From the novel "The Marriage Portrait" by Maggie O'Farrell

By Jacqui BanaszynskiIt was a favorite diversion of mine, when I was teaching at the Missouri School of Journalism, to wander down the hall from my office to the newsroom…

It is not enough for stories to expose problems to societal problems; they should explore how people tackle those problems

A writer and editor challenges the notion of born talent, and argues that superior skills are earned through a drive to learn the craft and do the work

A career journalist ponders the imperfect mastery that comes from daily deadline writing, with a nod to Yoda

As the year comes to a close, we bring you our version of the best-of lists. We started with the reader’s choice awards: the Storyboard posts that ranked in the…

Analytics measure more and more in our lives. I receive a report every week sending me stats that show how Storyboard posts performed on eight different measures. Eight.Everything seems to…

Ads on radio and news sites here in Seattle are promoting “Potted Potter,” a romp of a stage play that retells all seven Harry Potter books — more than 4,000…

A Vanderbilt professor wraps up his case for seven reframes of problem-centered story work with a summary of risks and rewards