Story Craft The Sixth Cactus: When green becomes so much more than green Editor’s note: This is another in our Shop Class series. The goal is to break down the work that goes into creating stories, and offer prompts, suggestions or exercises to help you… January 9, 2019 Madeline Bodin Five life hacks for beating writer’s block Every writer procrastinates. Even John McPhee, one of the most prolific writers of our time. “I’ll go hours before I’m able to write a word,” he has said. “I’ll make tea. I… January 8, 2019 Kim Cross Roy Peter Clark: A red-nosed reindeer lights the way to better writing Roy Peter ClarkEDITOR’S NOTE: In the spirit of the giving season, the Poynter Institute gave us permission to use this piece (first published by Poynter Dec. 10) in which Roy Peter Clark teaches… December 21, 2018 Roy Peter Clark Want to make your headlines sing? Try writing to the beats of “Hamilton” As a newish multiplatform editor at The Washington Post, I’m always looking for help writing great headlines. My mind isn’t naturally filled with puns, I haven’t read reams of poetry… December 13, 2018 Lisa Grace Lednicer Thoughts on voice: What it is (and isn’t). And how to find yours Growing up in a family of Chinese immigrant mathematicians and scientists, then ditching my PhD in biology for a career in journalism makes me somewhat of a maverick. But that… November 6, 2018 Esther Wei-Yun Landhuis Telling the video story: Scatter visual breadcrumbs, keep the camera steady and shoot from the heart Eric Seals on the secret to successful video: It's about the story, not the gear October 26, 2018 Mary Ann Colihan Mic drop? A veteran longform writer trades notebook for headphones, text for sound Cynthia Gorney fumbled with gear and interviews to report her first podcast October 18, 2018 Cynthia Gorney Divining the true source of stories The tap water in Flint, Michigan, went bad more than four years ago, when the budget-strapped city stopped drawing its water from Lake Huron and the Detroit River and switched… October 11, 2018 Madeline Bodin The craft (and art) of the interview, from thoughtful homework to whatever happens Outline of interviewing processThe panel was promoted as “The Art of the Interview.” And based on the range of advice from four Seattle-based journalists, effective interviewing – arguably every reporter’s… October 4, 2018 Sally James Letter from Sing Sing: Writing from inside A convicted murderer shares what he learned about writing, and what writing taught him about himself and about the power of true stories August 9, 2018 John J. Lennon Previous 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 … 38 Next
