By Michelle V. Rafter on February 26, 2010
Dave Eggers, Jonathan Weber, Seth Godin and other recommended reading for the week ending Feb. 27, 2010.
Posted in Blogs, Language, Writing | Tagged Bay Area News Project, Dave Eggers, Gigaom, good writing, Jonathan Weber, McSweeney's, Om Malik, Panorama, recommended reading, Seth Godin |
By Michelle V. Rafter on February 23, 2010
Here’s a list of journalism training websites that offer free or low-cost classes freelancers can take to pick up skills they need to create content online.
Posted in Careers, Writing | Tagged creating digital content, J-Lab, Knight Digital Media Center, KnowledgeWebb, News U, online media training for writers, Online News Association, Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler |
By Michelle V. Rafter on February 19, 2010
To do great writing, read great writing. Here’s some great writing I’ve been reading during the week of Feb. 15-19, 2010.
Posted in Language, Magazines, Writing | Tagged Chris Jones on Roger Ebert, Esquire, examples of good writing, Jenny Allen, John Canzano, Roger Ebert, Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, Winter Olympics 2010 media coverage |
By Michelle V. Rafter on February 17, 2010
If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent at least part of the last five days watching the 2010 Winter Olympics and wondering how it’s possible for the human body to spin, flip, fly or move so fast. Olympic athletes aren’t born doing those things. With the rare exception, it takes years, maybe even decades, to [...]
Posted in Careers, Freelancing, Language, Writing | Tagged 2010 Winter Olympics, Apollo Anton Ohno, Bode Miller, Edittorrent, Freelance writing tips, how to be a better writer, how to improve your writing, how to train like a champion, Lindsey Vonn, Pen Olympics, visualization |