Search results for “writing the book” Showing 1137 results “…readers want to feel secure in the hands of the author.” —Novelist John Sandford (aka Pulitzer Prize winning journalist John Camp) November 21, 2018 Eulogy for Paradise: A breaking news story framed as the profile and history of a town The Facebook post was conversational and almost light-hearted:And on Day Two of Camp Fire coverage, I spilled water all over my notebook and laptop (tips?!). Seems fitting that the only… November 15, 2018 Serendipity brings two men together on the football field, and in the rest of life A story that garners wide acclaim, gets multiple plays across ESPN and draws tweets from Reese Witherspoon is not your everyday deadline fare. For most writers, it will never happen.… November 13, 2018 A brother’s death, written by a sister, channeling their mother’s voice Sometimes I push writing students to look for new ways to tell stories.Should you start with the “small” things? Is there a story in the way a character dresses? How… November 8, 2018 “Developing a writer’s voice is almost a process of unlearning, one analogous to children’s painting.” —Susan Orlean from "Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide" November 7, 2018 Thoughts on voice: What it is (and isn’t). And how to find yours Growing up in a family of Chinese immigrant mathematicians and scientists, then ditching my PhD in biology for a career in journalism makes me somewhat of a maverick. But that… November 6, 2018 The Power (and challenge) of Storytelling: “Seeing more of the truth” NewsMaven founder Zuzanna Ziomecka on biases embedded in the news and learning to notice what we don't see November 2, 2018 Narrative in a weekend conference, and the thank-you note that followed Power of Storytelling 2018, Bucharest, RomaniaBelow is a post offered on Facebook earlier this month as a thank you to speakers and attendees at the 8th Edition of the Power… October 31, 2018 “How could you have a new country without excellent dreamers?” —A character in "The Plover," a novel by Brian Doyle October 25, 2018 Finding a narrative in “our most urgent national conversation”: the one about guns How three reporters, a national news chain and 21 strangers who met to talk became a 5,000-word tale with character, intimacy, structure and drama October 23, 2018 Previous 1 … 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 … 114 Next
