Search results for “writing the book” Showing 891 results 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 Serial Narratives Their power comes from ‘that delicious sense of enforced waiting.’ March 15, 2002 ‘Stories are for eternity, when memory is erased, when there is nothing to remember except the story.’ Tim O’Brien had the bad fortune to be caught up in the Vietnam War, and he’s written about it several times, and he wrote a book called “The Things They… March 15, 2002 A Love Fest on Narrative Elements It’s the voice, you fool. No, it’s the theme, dummy. No, it’s the story, you buttonhead. 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 Finding Time to Write Hold yourself accountable. Get your work on paper. 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 Reporting Differently How to come back with a notebook full of narrative. March 15, 2002 Previous 1 … 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 … 90 Next
