Search results for “writing+the+book” Showing 1145 results Michael J. Mooney interview: Unseen lives Excerpts from an August 2009 interview with Michael J. Mooney, reporter for Florida’s New Times, whose stories won a slot in the Best American Crime Reporting and Best American Sports… August 31, 2009 Steve Luxenberg interview on Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret Excerpts from a July 2009 interview with Steve Luxenberg on his memoir, which traces the discovery that his mother had an institutionalized sister whose existence she kept secret from her children for… July 31, 2009 The Girl in the Window “The Girl in the Window” is the story of Dani, a child so removed from normal human community she has been labeled “feral.” In this St. Petersburg Times piece, Lane DeGregory walks… November 7, 2008 Natural Narratives [Editor’s Note: These comments are adapted from a talk given by Michael Pollan at the 2006 Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism.] Book by book, project by project, it’s usually hard… February 16, 2007 The Fastest Man on Earth This is an excerpt from “The Guinea Pig Doctors,” a book by Jon Franklin and John Sutherland about eight doctors who experimented on themselves in pursuit of knowledge. In this… February 13, 2007 Voice and Meaning [Editor’s note: This essay first appeared on transom.org, “a showcase and resource for new public radio.”] Dear Transomistas, It was daunting to have Jay Allison’s invitation to be a guest… December 1, 2006 What’s Left Behind This piece is a good example of how to write about emotional topics without mawkishness or sentimentality. A woman has lost her husband; she must now face the challenges of… September 26, 2006 The Heart Attack Beat For an ambitious young reporter who loved writing stories, it sounded like the assignment of a lifetime. My editor, Joel Rawson, wanted daily narratives for the front page of The… August 8, 2006 First Person Singular: It's not just about you Getting stuck next to a compulsive talker is one of the worst things that can happen at a dinner party or on a long bus ride. Even worse: the self-centered… June 28, 2006 Stories Are Everywhere There are stories everywhere. Any idea could probably be a story if you had enough time and stamina, but I try to expedite the process a bit.I read whatever I… May 23, 2006 Previous 1 … 110 111 112 113 114 115 Next
