Search results for “roy peter clark” Showing 97 results So you want to write a book? The risks and rewards of memoir A learning-teaching journalist shares lessons learned as she revisited the realities of her mother's death and her own eating disorder July 6, 2022 The multiplier effect of one good teacher You know those pin-dot graphics that the data dudes produce that show how things are both clustered and connected? Things like who uses Twitter, or COVID rates in red- and… December 14, 2021 Literary Forensics: How to edit (and self-edit) from the inside out A simple diagnostic tool can help writers and editors identify patterns that tighten and strengthen copy October 15, 2021 How to turn a theme and 900 words into sense-of-place poetry Kim Cross used smart pre-reporting, creative hustle and a night on a trampoline to find freedom in a reported essay about freedom October 6, 2021 Cutting through numbing numbers with electrified writing For many Americans, COVID news has joined the thrum of everyday life. But Charles Pierce warned readers in a recent newsletter the crisis shouldn’t be allowed to be part of… October 1, 2021 Plain-spoken words about the “7 stages of severe COVID death” go viral In late August, the Los Angeles Times published an unvarnished description of illness and death from COVID-19, written by a respiratory therapist who has worked on the front lines of… September 28, 2021 “The Simulation of Jessica:” Chapter 2 unfurls an intimate chatbot conversation A three-part profile by Jason Fagone of the San Francisco Chronicle reveals the surprising depth of artificial intelligence September 1, 2021 #6 rule of pitching: Stay focused A good pitch is not a scattershot, but a clearly stated central idea or question that is fresh, relevant, and a fit for the publication July 8, 2021 Embedding with EMTs to write about the first line of COVID first responders Ava Kofman of ProPublica blended contextual and records reporting with intimate narrative interviews and observation May 21, 2021 How narrative moments can elevate a non-narrative story Little gems of character, dialogue, description and scene make a complex explanatory piece more compelling May 11, 2021 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
