What I learned about writing from the “Bird Cloud,” “Shipping News” and “Brokeback Mountain” author’s appearance at her recent lecture in Portland, Ore.
Steve Jobs and re-imagining obituaries
Steve Jobs’ death highlighted a key but often-bungled journalism standard, the obituary. This week’s recommended reading looks at both the traditional and new.
Getting sources to talk: secrets from an ex-FBI profiler
In this guest post, writer and author Alisa Bowman shares tips that freelancers can use improve their interviewing skills.
Recommended reading for Sept. 23: mislabeled freelancers
To do good writing, read good writing. Here’s the good writing I’ve been reading this week: Feds, states will work together to halt wage violations (Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Associated Press) – Nine states and the Internal Revenue Service are teaming up with the U.S. Labor Department to target employers who mislabel workers as independent contractors […]
Recommended reading for Sept. 16 – think big
Frank DeFord on the best sports story ever, and other good reads from the past week that urge writers to aim high.
Recommended reading for Sept. 9: startups, self doubt and more
Highlights from the week’s best reads for writers: what startup founders look like; struggling with self doubt; bloggers’ revenge, PR ethics and more.