Search results for “so you want to write a book” Showing 1003 results Kelley Benham and Tom French on "Never Let Go," book collaboration, first-person writing, memory and love Tampa Bay Times reporter Kelley Benham went into labor four months early and delivered her daughter, Juniper, at 23 weeks: a baby who weighed 20 ounces and was no taller… July 30, 2013 Inside 40 Towns: literary journalism, Dartmouth students and a professor who wanted more If you’ve been following 40 Towns, the new literary journalism magazine produced by Jeff Sharlet’s creative nonfiction students at Dartmouth, you’ve seen longform stories about ex-cons, a roadside motel, a… July 23, 2013 "Why’s this so good?" No. 80: Joseph Mitchell and Joe Gould’s secret When I write a story about someone else, I keep me, myself and I, out of it. I feel strongly that I, and my proxy pronouns, do not belong.But a… July 9, 2013 Annotation Tuesday! Leslie Jamison and the imprisoned ultradistance runner Leslie Jamison‘s “Fog Count,” which ran in the spring issue of The Oxford American, is hard to pin down. Its subject matter is, ostensibly, jailed ultramarathon runner Charlie Engle — whom Jamison… July 2, 2013 Pinned: Story trailers, a notable narrative, writers on rejection, writers on Twitter, Michael Hastings’ tips for young journalists Pinned this week, for your storytelling pleasure: Inspired: Story trailers. Esquire made not one but two (a 46- and 20-second version) for Chris Jones’ “Animals,” a taut narrative about the Zanesville, Ohio,… June 21, 2013 “Why’s this so good?” No. 78: Eli Saslow and “Into the Lonely Quiet” Sunday’s Washington Post carried the kind of story that can leave you limp for days. Rare anymore is the narrative that has such a visceral effect, but Eli Saslow’s piece about Jackie and… June 10, 2013 Professor Hersey: one student, the iconic author of ‘Hiroshima,’ and 6 timeless takeaways I would never presume to define “presence,” but I knew it when I saw it: the handsome, tall, man who’d just walked into the seminar room had it in…well, tweeds.… May 30, 2013 "Why’s this so good?" No. 76: William Nack and "Pure Heart" I still remember where I was—sitting in a dive bar in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., trying to tune out the noise from the beach bums and a jukebox blaring Madonna and… April 23, 2013 "How’d you find that secret-compartments story, Brendan Koerner?" Brendan Koerner’s recent Wired piece about Alfred Anaya, a “genius at installing secret compartments in cars,” was nothing short of delicious as a piece of storytelling and discovery. Sure, someone’s out… April 5, 2013 "Why’s this so good?" No. 74: Charlie Pierce and Tiger Woods I think it’s fair to say that most of America was shocked when news of Tiger Woods’ sex scandal broke in late 2009. I’m also pretty sure that anyone who… March 26, 2013 Previous 1 … 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 … 101 Next
