AT THE HEART OF all good writing is learning how to craft a story. Note that word "learning," in the previous phrase. Writers learn every day -- or we should -- and despite the recent craze for the … [Read more...] about How To Craft A Story, With Jack Hitt
Why to Practice Writing, with Joe Bunting
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I field regularly is how and why to practice writing. As anyone who knows me knows, I eschew all writing prompts and exercises. But that does not mean I do not practice writing. I … [Read more...] about Why to Practice Writing, with Joe Bunting
How to Be a Food Writer – and More – with David Leite
OF THE MANY TYPES OF WRITERS there are, among my favorite groups of people to talk to is food writers. They are also among my favorite to read. And how to be a food writer is a topic that I also love … [Read more...] about How to Be a Food Writer – and More – with David Leite
How to Develop Your Writing Brand, with Jane Friedman
HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR writing brand? You need one, you know. Oh, you didn't know? Well, listen to Jane Friedman, my personal favorite authority on all things having to do with the business of writing, … [Read more...] about How to Develop Your Writing Brand, with Jane Friedman
How To Write About Home, With William Kennedy
There are those people who know how to write about home, and then there is William Kennedy, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, a MacArthur Genius grant, and pretty much everything but the Heisman trophy, … [Read more...] about How To Write About Home, With William Kennedy
Best Practices for Writing, With David Leite and Marion Roach Smith
What are the best practices for writing? That will always depend on who you ask, of course. When David Leite and I asked one another for our best practices for writing, out came a list wrapped in some … [Read more...] about Best Practices for Writing, With David Leite and Marion Roach Smith
