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Can't wait? A Marie Claire editor tries to answer pitches within 48 hours

Can’t wait? A Marie Claire editor tries to answer pitches within 48 hours

Senior editor Kayla Webley Adler scouts for both hard-hitting and fun stories with women at the center. Helpful hint: pitch a story – not a topic
Divining the true source of stories

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…

“The girl, Fernanda Jacqueline Davila, was 2 years old: brief life, long journey.” 

—Vivian Yee and Miriam Jordan of The New York Times
A conversation with Tommy Tomlinson: Getting naked in print and public

A conversation with Tommy Tomlinson: Getting naked in print and public

A writer who tells intimate stories of others turns his notebook on himself in a searing memoir that undresses his own and America's obesity
The craft (and art) of the interview, from thoughtful homework to whatever happens

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…
"From the dancing came the dancing."

“From the dancing came the dancing.”

— Tommy Orange in his debut novel "There There"

Legendary writer John McPhee to a student: “I don’t create the writer. At all.”

What makes him such an effective teacher? He doesn't try to teach.
How a Rubik's cube helped a father understand the puzzle of his son

How a Rubik’s cube helped a father understand the puzzle of his son

New York Times sports reporter John Branch explores competitive "speedcubing," where awkward outsiders find a home
A conversation with Alexandra Petri on conjugating gender and politics

A conversation with Alexandra Petri on conjugating gender and politics

 I‘ve always thought writing should be learned by osmosis. Like if you read enough good books you shouldn’t need to know the exact rules about dangling participles. But I’m a…
"Just be the kite."

“Just be the kite.”

—Robin Enger to her husband, novelist Leif Enger