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Finding your book's main characters

Finding your book’s main characters

Megan Greenwell's “Bad Company,” annotated. Plus: What makes dialogue work on the page?
September 19, 2025
Megan Greenwell on holding out for the once-in-a-lifetime book idea

Megan Greenwell on holding out for the once-in-a-lifetime book idea

The author of “Bad Company” on the merits of waiting until she was seized by an obsession and couldn’t let go
September 19, 2025
The craft (and business) of TikTok storytelling, according to author Jason Pargin

The craft (and business) of TikTok storytelling, according to author Jason Pargin

How the writer and former Cracked editor found his voice with short-form video
September 4, 2025
Mallary Tenore Tarpley on writing about eating disorders and navigating ‘the middle’ in recovery

Mallary Tenore Tarpley on writing about eating disorders and navigating ‘the middle’ in recovery

The journalist and author reflects on the process of writing, researching, and reporting on her own life for her debut book, “Slip”
August 14, 2025
Log off, read a book, connect IRL

Log off, read a book, connect IRL

Mallary Tenore Tarpley on using your story outtakes, plus the Society for Features Journalism conference returns
July 25, 2025
Two evergreen lessons in writing and reporting

Two evergreen lessons in writing and reporting

Author Dana A. Williams on Toni Morrison's influential work as an editor, plus Mina Kimes and Pablo Torre on the pitfalls of writing about athletes.
July 18, 2025
Author Dana A. Williams on what Toni Morrison can teach us about editing

Author Dana A. Williams on what Toni Morrison can teach us about editing

Williams's new book, “Toni at Random,” gives us a deeper look into the literary titan’s craft and career in elevating the voices of Black writers
July 17, 2025
Reading the show notes for lessons on storytelling

Reading the show notes for lessons on storytelling

Tech reporter Drew Harwell on the Nieman Storyboard podcast, plus Paige Williams visits a historic New York City resting place
June 6, 2025
The Marshall Project's Akiba Solomon on how journalists write about incarceration

The Marshall Project’s Akiba Solomon on how journalists write about incarceration

Nieman Storyboard podcast: Solomon discusses The Language Project and collaborating with incarcerated writers.
May 22, 2025
Ira Glass on storytelling lessons from 30 years of ‘This American Life’

Ira Glass on storytelling lessons from 30 years of ‘This American Life’

Plus: Producer Nadia Reiman tells the story of a young woman discovering that her fiancé has been taken to CECOT prison in El Salvador
May 16, 2025