Search results for “writing the book” Showing 1158 results The challenge of writing a life in two lines On May 23, 2020, (May 24 in print), the New York Times landed a daring and historic front page: A wash of overwhelming gray, which jumped to two more gray… June 10, 2020 Take small steps to tell the big story: Make free writing a daily discipline This column was originally published as an issue of Nieman Storyboard’s weekly newsletter. You can read back issues of the newsletter and subscribe here.Thoughts this week turn to the creativity… April 28, 2020 Building writing muscles — a postcard a day An award-winning sports reporter learns to relax his professional writing by penning personal notes on postcards April 28, 2020 Deadline writing when the world is in chaos, your house is imploding and kids are home from school EDITOR’S NOTE: This essay first appeared in The Cabin, a center for writers in Idaho. It is used with permission. Also, read Kim Cross’s Writer’s Survival Guide: Tips for defying… April 22, 2020 Writing the character, contradictions and soul of a place Dan Zak of the Washington Post toured 800 miles of Iowa in five days to explore the real place behind the political headlines and cultural cliches March 24, 2020 A new science writing anthology offers lessons for any journalist covering a complex world While there are no dearth of journalism textbooks on the market, many skim over well-trod territory rather than dive deep into a specialty field. And those that do take that… February 21, 2020 In good writing, clarity is job one After 40-some years of practicing journalism, I decided there was much I still had to learn about the craft. So I became a teacher. Any of you who have gone… January 30, 2020 Dancing your way into the art of writing Shop Class: A science freelancer opens herself to the syntax of traditional Indian dance — and the possibilities of free writing January 23, 2020 Free writing: Releasing your inner artist Somewhere in the early pages of “Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process,” John McPhee gives a nod to daily news reporters. The author and New Yorker writer was explaining… January 23, 2020 Ditching “monkey mind” to find joy while writing Two days to deadline. You haven’t written a word — just scribbles and a few sad-faced glyphs in the margins of a skeletal outline. You’re surrounded by great raw material… October 16, 2019 Previous 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 … 116 Next
