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Endings: How to leave readers satisfied ~ and wanting more

Endings: How to leave readers satisfied ~ and wanting more

In Narrative Elements 4, Lauren Kessler pays practical attention to the oft-neglected challenge of story endings
May 19, 2023
"Poetic explorations" in a podcast from inside and outside prison walls

“Poetic explorations” in a podcast from inside and outside prison walls

The final post in the revived "Audio Danger" series gives voice to the moments and memories of imprisoned people
May 18, 2023
Character: The beating heart of narrative

Character: The beating heart of narrative

In Narrative Elements 3, Lauren Kessler outlines the reporting tools that turn predictable profiles into compelling character studies
May 11, 2023
2023 Power of Narrative: Prepping for profiles

2023 Power of Narrative: Prepping for profiles

Washington Post profile writer Geoff Edgers loads up on advance research and background interviews in advance of interviewing a celebrity
April 27, 2023
A podcaster follows a then-cop into the breach of the U.S. Capitol

A podcaster follows a then-cop into the breach of the U.S. Capitol

EDITOR’S NOTE: This month, Pushkin Industries published  “The Best Audio Storytelling: 2022,” an audiobook compendium of English-language nonfiction. The collection’s curator, Pushkin’s Julia Barton spoke with creators of work in…
April 26, 2023
Six profiles and a first-person approach give dignity to the many faces of homelessness

Six profiles and a first-person approach give dignity to the many faces of homelessness

By Trevor PyleIn opening paragraphs of her Chicago Reader piece about six deaths in Chicago last year, Katie Prout makes a rare and daring admission: She reveals that she keeps…
April 21, 2023
A new best-of collection of audio storytelling honors narrative podcasting

A new best-of collection of audio storytelling honors narrative podcasting

Julia Barton turned her public radio career to the development of story podcasts and now revives the Storyboard series "Audio Danger"
April 19, 2023
An annotated guide to narrative magic

An annotated guide to narrative magic

By Madeline BodinAfter reading a remarkable work of nonfiction, have you ever wished you could learn exactly how the writer created what you just read? I don’t think I’m alone…
April 12, 2023
John Lennon, Jimmy Breslin and (deadline) narrative as the sum of its parts

John Lennon, Jimmy Breslin and (deadline) narrative as the sum of its parts

Narrative Elements 1: A narrative nonfiction writer and teacher starts a series that explores narrative journalism element by element
April 7, 2023
Getting out of your head ~ and out of the way of a true story

Getting out of your head ~ and out of the way of a true story

By Dale KeigerIf you write for a living and stay with it long enough you will accumulate a bulging folder of journeyman’s work. You don’t renounce it and you don’t…
April 6, 2023