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Jason Pargin's second career pivoting to video. Plus: tools for organizing your reporting, and a database for freelance rates

How the writer and former Cracked editor found his voice with short-form video

Sara Kehaulani Goo tells a personal story about Maui. Plus: what happens when your subjects don't like your story?

Mallary Tenore Tarpley on how to ask deeper questions about illness and recovery. Plus: advice for sharpening your podcast skills

The journalist and author reflects on the process of writing, researching, and reporting on her own life for her debut book, “Slip”

The power of one story, and the need for many. Plus: Maurice Carlos Ruffin on “getting your protagonist out of the house”

Mallary Tenore Tarpley on using your story outtakes, plus the Society for Features Journalism conference returns

For many authors, making big edits for a story or book doesn't mean throwing out valuable work

Author Dana A. Williams on Toni Morrison's influential work as an editor, plus Mina Kimes and Pablo Torre on the pitfalls of writing about athletes.

Williams's new book, “Toni at Random,” gives us a deeper look into the literary titan’s craft and career in elevating the voices of Black writers