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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
Bang that keyboard and jazz up your writing

Bang that keyboard and jazz up your writing

A freelance science journalist took up drumming, dared to jam some jazz — and found a way to do fast-jazz story drafts
When you can't paint over problems and need to tear your story down to the studs

When you can’t paint over problems and need to tear your story down to the studs

A kitchen renovation reminds a writer that not every story can be saved without a complete rewrite and a thoughtful blueprint
The allusions and confusions of regional references

The allusions and confusions of regional references

The editor muses on how cultural references have the power to make writing more intimate and authentic, but can also leave readers out
Think your book is done? Think again

Think your book is done? Think again

After four years reporting, writing and rewriting, a first-time book author sends in her manuscript — then braces for another year-plus of work
Storytelling moves from Taylor Swift

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
Reporting the long arc of trauma recovery

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
A writer's hack: Productive procrastination

A writer’s hack: Productive procrastination

The editor muses on the value that can be found in saved links and old clips
Reporting beyond shame and blame, secrets and stereotypes

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
How audience can guide your writing

How audience can guide your writing

The editor and a friend engage in a respectful debate about who they think of when they write