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Historical Writing and the Revival of Narrative

‘…the line between scholarly and popular writing is now much more difficult to discern.’
March 15, 2002

Conference Diary

Ideas and insights, opinions and suggestions—all of these surfaced again and again in the swirl of presentations. What follows are snippets from these sessions that didn’t find a home on…
March 15, 2002

Endings

‘The inverted pyramid makes endings impossible.’
March 15, 2002

Reporters Read From Their Narrative Articles

During the conference, there would come a time each day when writers would share their narrative writings with participants who wanted to listen. And many did. The hundreds of chairs…
March 15, 2002

Scenes, Suspense and Character

‘Everything really boils down to one or another of those three things.’
March 15, 2002

‘Writing is all about rewriting, which means you’ve got to get something down.’

Steps for Managing Your Stories Lower your standards. Get something down. Swallow the bile that rises in your throat when you write a first draft. Print out early. Read aloud.…
March 15, 2002

‘Very few writers understand that a story has an arc, not just a beginning, a middle, and an end.’

Jim CollinsThese are things I have learned from my best writers, and now I pass them on to you in 10 lessons.Voice is important, seductive, subversive and can be crucial.…
March 15, 2002

‘Reporting is the key to good journalism.’

Steven A. HolmesIn daily journalism, you often don’t get a lot of time. But in trying to cover the lives of ordinary people and make it news, your best friend…
March 15, 2002

Writing About Ordinary Lives

‘I wanted to move the realm of curiosity into the lives of people who had been ignored….’
March 15, 2002

Reporting Differently

How to come back with a notebook full of narrative.
March 15, 2002