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A whimsical request inspired some essential writing tools

A whimsical request inspired some essential writing tools

Writing scholar and author Roy Peter Clark responded to a quirky (and somewhat brash) letter with a lifetime list of writing wisdom
February 7, 2023
"... how the persons with jobs do the jobs and all the living as well."

“… how the persons with jobs do the jobs and all the living as well.”

It’s a common and happy reframe among my retired friends: They are busier than they’ve ever been. They can’t remember how they managed to do all the things they needed…
February 1, 2023
If journalism is part of the problem, can it be part of the solution?

If journalism is part of the problem, can it be part of the solution?

It is not enough for stories to expose problems to societal problems; they should explore how people tackle those problems
January 6, 2023
Tools and inspiration at your fingertips: The 2022 editor's favorites

Tools and inspiration at your fingertips: The 2022 editor’s favorites

As the year comes to a close, we bring you our version of the best-of lists. We started with the reader’s choice awards: the Storyboard posts that ranked in the…
December 29, 2022
Social-change journalism can make "good trouble"

Social-change journalism can make “good trouble”

A Vanderbilt professor wraps up his case for seven reframes of problem-centered story work with a summary of risks and rewards
December 16, 2022
How the WriterL came to be: The origin story of a narrative community

How the WriterL came to be: The origin story of a narrative community

EDITOR’S NOTE: “A Place Called WriterL” is a new collection of some of the listserv discussions about narrative journalism held in the late 1990s through the early 2010s. In a…
November 4, 2022
WriterL, the book: A "greatest hits" collection of narrative discussions

WriterL, the book: A “greatest hits” collection of narrative discussions

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of two essays about the new book “A Place Called Writer L,” a collection of listserv discussions from the 1990s and 2000s. Tomorrow, co-editor Stuart…
November 3, 2022
How do you make the bear facts interesting?

How do you make the bear facts interesting?

A 2021 public service announcement about bear encounters, included these one-liners;Do not immediately drop to the ground and “play dead.” Bears can sense overacting.⁣Do not run up and push the…
October 7, 2022
A top Danish journalist reflects society in autopsies, trans surgery and pork roast

A top Danish journalist reflects society in autopsies, trans surgery and pork roast

Author and narrative reporter Line Vaaben offers gems from her 20-year immersion into the craft of storytelling
September 23, 2022
What to do when you write the kinds of stories you find hard to read

What to do when you write the kinds of stories you find hard to read

Every morning I wake up and do exactly what selfcarefederation.org and everydayhealth.com and verywellmind.com and all those other “take care of yourself” sites and blogs and organizations tell me not…
September 20, 2022