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An editor learns a new narrative form: writing musicals

An editor learns a new narrative form: writing musicals

After years working in newsrooms, Kara Cutruzzula uses her journalism skills to tell stories for the stage.
Minda Honey's lessons from writing a memoir, and advice for journalists finding their voice

Minda Honey’s lessons from writing a memoir, and advice for journalists finding their voice

The author of "The Heartbreak Years" embraced being "shameless" in telling her own story.
Bang that keyboard and jazz up your writing

Bang that keyboard and jazz up your writing

A freelance science journalist took up drumming, dared to jam some jazz — and found a way to do fast-jazz story drafts
Think your book is done? Think again

Think your book is done? Think again

After four years reporting, writing and rewriting, a first-time book author sends in her manuscript — then braces for another year-plus of work
How audience can guide your writing

How audience can guide your writing

The editor and a friend engage in a respectful debate about who they think of when they write
"Go out, little book, into the world."

“Go out, little book, into the world.”

From an interview with author Margaret Atwood
All those books? The painful joy of letting go

All those books? The painful joy of letting go

"Books are the diary of my life; when I scan a shelf, I see pieces of my past in the spines. ~ retired book editor Laurie Hertzel
The backstory of a book of backstories about stories 

The backstory of a book of backstories about stories 

Some masters of narrative nonfiction collaborate to publish an anthology of current classics started by their late friend, Matt Tullis
Early influencers in a writing life

Early influencers in a writing life

Journalist, nonfiction author and teacher Ben Yagoda returns to some of the passages that inspired his career and helped shape his voice
Books are more than their covers

Books are more than their covers

The editor remembers one of her most treasured books, which she will never read but tells a universal story