Search results for “so you want to write a book” Showing 995 results A journalist’s journey into her family story leads to a history of American pie Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle baked a humble dessert into a big idea November 22, 2023 Will history be served by email clutter? By Jacqui BanaszynskiAccording to the adage, people don’t regret the things they did in life — only those they didn’t.I don’t buy it — anymore than I buy the assurance… November 15, 2023 Notes from a nonfiction writing workshop From the mountains of Romania to storytellers everywhere: Sharing key lessons from a five-day immersion in craft October 26, 2023 Chasing the emotional escape of Dungeons & Dragons on death row Author and one-time prisoner Keri Blakinger worked through nicknames, bureaucracies and emotional truths to write about gaming on death row October 4, 2023 Embedded war reporting with courage and common sense "Your eyes and ears and nose should be wide open the whole time." ~ Luke Mogelson of The New Yorker on reporting from the front lines September 28, 2023 Four girls, 60 years, 11 students, 2,800 miles and a new awareness of history A journalist-turned-teacher takes students on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail to explore the nation's challenges through a journalistic lens September 15, 2023 A revealing profile of a family that defied their faith’s edict on home schooling "You keep showing up, you keep watching and listening, and you hope that you observe something interesting." ~ Peter Jamison, Washington Post September 14, 2023 How a 9/11 narrative guided a gun violence narrative 22 years later Reporters from The Dallas Morning News pieced together a tick-tock of a deadly mall shooting, starting with "normal aspects of life" August 25, 2023 Read not just for the what of the story, but for the how of the writing The editor has made a lifelong practice of studying other writers – not to write like them, but to understand how writing works August 22, 2023 Sally Jenkins on her intimate interview with Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert The Washington Post sports columnist used a career of trust and "sincere curiosity" to talk to the tennis greats about rivalry, cancer and friendship August 18, 2023 Previous 1 … 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 … 100 Next
