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The Black List's Franklin Leonard on the power of 'Based on a true story' in Hollywood

The Black List’s Franklin Leonard on the power of ‘Based on a true story’ in Hollywood

The producer and founder reflects on 20 years of celebrating and supporting screenwriters, and how true stories become entertainment
June 19, 2025
'What we work on are words': Seeking clarity and humanity in language

‘What we work on are words’: Seeking clarity and humanity in language

The Marshall Project's Akiba Solomon on the language of incarceration. Plus: Roxane Gay's syllabus, podcast budgets, and finding a story hook
May 23, 2025
Journalist Kim Cross on reconstructed narratives and the women who led a cycling revolution in Afghanistan

Journalist Kim Cross on reconstructed narratives and the women who led a cycling revolution in Afghanistan

The author and writing instructor shares lessons from reporting for longform features and book projects and managing a freelance career
May 8, 2025
Venezuelan immigrants sent to prison in El Salvador — from intersecting POVs

Venezuelan immigrants sent to prison in El Salvador — from intersecting POVs

Plus: how to leak to a journalist, interviewing for detail, and embracing rejection
April 4, 2025
5 reporting and storytelling lessons from the current moment

5 reporting and storytelling lessons from the current moment

Plus: A guide to pitching podcasts, and author Matt Bell's inspiration from screenwriting.
March 21, 2025
We need fact-checkers more than ever. Here's how to work with one.

We need fact-checkers more than ever. Here’s how to work with one.

Journalist and author Kim Cross on organizing your reporting and preparing for the process.
March 14, 2025
An editor learns a new narrative form: writing musicals

An editor learns a new narrative form: writing musicals

After years working in newsrooms, Kara Cutruzzula uses her journalism skills to tell stories for the stage.
March 6, 2025
How a freelancer's story instincts landed a piece in The New York Times

How a freelancer’s story instincts landed a piece in The New York Times

Erika Hayasaki found characters, scenes and themes in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires that she couldn't set aside despite multiple rejections
September 19, 2024
Setting up the next chapter of life's story

Setting up the next chapter of life’s story

After six-plus years, the Storyboard editor is handing the keyboard forward
September 2, 2024
The art of the narrative interview: Finding the story's arc

The art of the narrative interview: Finding the story’s arc

To gather the goods for a successful narrative, a central focus of interviewing needs to track the journey of situation or event
July 19, 2024