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The craft of memoir: queer joy, turtles, and caring for the reader in Edgar Gomez's 'Alligator Tears'

The craft of memoir: queer joy, turtles, and caring for the reader in Edgar Gomez’s ‘Alligator Tears’

"You can take the reader out of that present moment and plop them somewhere else, and it can be meaningful, it can be strategic."
How to lobby for time and space to tell a story

How to lobby for time and space to tell a story

As I officially join as Storyboard editor, a question about landing your big break.
'When She Runs, She Feels Like a Fire Engine' 

‘When She Runs, She Feels Like a Fire Engine’ 

In moments of breaking news, storytelling still needs time, courage, and trust.
When digital outreach fails, try pen and paper 

When digital outreach fails, try pen and paper 

Journalists can find value in the old-school approach of handwritten letters to gain interviews and thank sources
A journalist, a boy, and a surprising literary gift 

A journalist, a boy, and a surprising literary gift 

What a New York Times editor’s father-son trip can teach us about personal essay writing
Passing the torch of the creative nonfiction movement

Passing the torch of the creative nonfiction movement

Narrative journalism guru Lee Gutkind sunsets his seminal magazine and launches a partnership with Narratively
A profile of a newspaper press becomes a requiem for an era

A profile of a newspaper press becomes a requiem for an era

Los Angeles Times veteran Thomas Curwen found professionalism and pride in the last Friday night run of the newspaper's storied presses
Effective editing: Get on the phone to talk through ideas and problems

Effective editing: Get on the phone to talk through ideas and problems

After a decade of editing, The Atlantic's Family Editor Julie Beck is going to apply her experience to full-time writing of her own stories
Finding a quiet voice in the center of America’s screaming immigration debate

Finding a quiet voice in the center of America’s screaming immigration debate

The Washington Post's Ruby Cramer profiled a small-city selectman caught in the crossfire of fear, anger and blame over asylum seekers
13 ways to consider an interview

13 ways to consider an interview

A magazine writer and editor shares real-life lessons from 50 years of interviewing: It's not a conversation and you are not a supplicant