Articles Country music lessons The editor muses on long road trips, limited radio reception and the things she's learned from listening to clear-channel country August 20, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski Storytelling moves from Taylor Swift A forward-thinking journalist danced through 45,000 Fitbit steps, cried three times and came away with nine lessons that could make us better storytellers August 15, 2024 Cristian Lupșa Reporting the long arc of trauma recovery A Seattle Times intern resisted easy news angles to learn the truth of recovery for five women mountain bikers who survived a cougar attack August 14, 2024 Mallary Tenore Tarpley A writer’s hack: Productive procrastination The editor muses on the value that can be found in saved links and old clips August 13, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski “Besides, there’s more room …” –From a tribute by Mary Lou Logsdon, a spiritual advisor and writer in St. Paul, Minnesota, upon the death of a friend August 9, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski Reporting beyond shame and blame, secrets and stereotypes Esquire's Mark Warren immersed himself in evangelical Alabama to find the pain and grace behind a beloved pastor's suicide August 8, 2024 Kim Cross How audience can guide your writing The editor and a friend engage in a respectful debate about who they think of when they write August 6, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski How a reporter glimpsed the future of America in a crystal-ball city Atlantic writer George Packer takes readers to the grounded realities of America's battles over growth, race, climate change and water August 1, 2024 Trevor Pyle “Go out, little book, into the world.” —From an interview with author Margaret Atwood July 30, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski The art of the narrative interview: Filling in scenic details A last phase of interviewing is to gather the details that create cinematic scenes written with a distinct POV and camera lens July 25, 2024 Kim Cross Previous 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 243 Next