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
How to Write About Grief, With Jill Smolowe
Jill Smolowe knows how to write about many things. She spent 30 years as a foreign affairs writer for Time and Newsweek and a senior writer for People. Her articles have appeared in the Washington … [Read more...] about How to Write About Grief, With Jill Smolowe
When To Stop Researching and Start Writing, With Julia Flynn Siler
Writer Julia Flynn Siler is the author of two bestselling non-fiction books. Her third book, White Devil's Daughters, The Women Who Fought Against Slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown, is just out. A … [Read more...] about When To Stop Researching and Start Writing, With Julia Flynn Siler