How to find good sources
You’ve landed the assignment. Now what? Read More “How to find good sources”
journalism
How to cope with making mistakes
Every writer’s worst nightmare is finding an error in print…but it happens, often, and to the very best of us. Here’s how to cope. Read More “How to cope with making mistakes”
A veteran journalist shares her path to success
How a string of menial jobs made one writer a better journalist. Read More “A veteran journalist shares her path to success”
Tommy Tomlinson: How I Write
“It was almost 30 years of being a journalist until I felt comfortable pitching books.” Read More “Tommy Tomlinson: How I Write”
Are email interviews ruining storytelling?
Here is the case for journalists to speak with their subjects, and end the practice of email interviews. Read More “Are email interviews ruining storytelling?”
Take a bite out of food writing
Food journalism has never been hotter.
How can new writers find a place at the table? Read More “Take a bite out of food writing”
Feature writing with Barry Newman
If it’s news to you and interesting to a dentist in Akron, Barry Newman says it’s a story. Read More “Feature writing with Barry Newman”
Writing into the mainstream: Learning the ABCs of writing about Cuba
“I realized there was an enormous black hole in the Cuban narrative that needed to be filled. And if no one else was going to do it, then I had to. ” Read More “Writing into the mainstream: Learning the ABCs of writing about Cuba”
Wil Haygood: How I Write
“Book editors expect you to dance a little bit. They expect you to climb the darkest side of the mountain at midnight.” Read More “Wil Haygood: How I Write”
James Bennet: The big ideas
Editor James Bennet came from an unconventional magazine background. No wonder he shook up the mix at The Atlantic. Read More “James Bennet: The big ideas”