By Jacqui BanaszynskiFor five years now, I’ve been acutely aware of the arrival of Friday mornings. Not because my datebook tells me so. Not because the weekend is ahead. But…

By Jacqui BanaszynskiWhen the folks at Webster-Merriam embraced the use of “they/them” as singular pronouns, the reaction from those in the writing world ranged from relief to indignation to celebration.…

By Lauren Kessler“We’ve got a paper to get out.”That’s the matter-of-fact directive from Zoe Toperosky to a roomful of reporters and editors. She is talking through a mask in that…

By Jacqui BanaszynskiThe recent issues I could write about for Storyboard are many: the pros and cons of using a thesaurus; how we both hunger for and dread feedback on…

William Wan of The Washington Post wove a braided profile a state lawmaker and her late son in their battle against anti-trans laws

A PhD researcher in neuroscience finds a useful tool to decide when and how to use personal stories in her science writing

— Cynthia Barnes of Denver Westword in her obit of a local bartender

Lauren Smiley of Wired spent four years tracking the first pedestrian fatality involving a bicyclist, Uber and a self-driving car

A concept adapted from theories of rhetoric can help writers choose details that add both intimacy and universality to a story

By Jacqui BanaszynskiLast week life brought me one of those full-circle gifts. I’m hosting my friend Cristian Lupsa for a few days in Seattle and at the mountain cabin. I…