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—Douglas Stuart, from his novel, "Shuggie Bain"

A few words on social media. I’m not going to get mired in the meta-mess that is Meta, the New&Never Improved Facebook. That’s well-trod territory. I admire and envy friends…

Pitching a story you want to pursue is not the time to hide your light under that proverbial bushel — or to sell what you can't deliver

John Woodrow Cox of The Washington Post talks to kids like an adult, sits on their bedroom floors, and doesn't push until they're OK with him

—Ocean Vuong in his novel, "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous"

An essayist ponders when to write black-and-white polemics that attract clicks, and when to be more considered

EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week and this, we’re offering support to editors and educators for how to guide writers through an effective nut graf — however you spell it and whatever…

EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week and this, we’re offering support to editors and educators for how to guide writers through an effective nut graf — however you spell it and whatever…

EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week and this, we’re offering support to editors and educators for how to guide writers through an effective nut graf — however you spell it and whatever…

A sports journalist now teaches college students how to build a story from the basics up and find the hard-to-hit nut