Great stories are built on great interviews. Here are some strategies I’ve used over the years to get interview subjects to open up about anything.
Recommended reading for March 11, 2011
Trouble at NPR, layoffs at AOL, tools for curating news and inspiration from food writer Monica Bhide – all recommended reading for writers for March 11, 2011.
Recommended reading for March 4, 2011
Beth Howard, Facebook changes, advice from Chris Brogan and Seth Godin and more recommended reading for writers for March 4, 2011.
Recommended reading for Feb. 25, 2011
Google’s content farm buster, apps for writers, brand journalists and other recommended reading for writers for Feb. 25, 2011.
Recommended reading for Feb. 11: AOL-HuffPo roundup
What Jay Rosen, Paid Content, the LA Times and others have to say about AOL’s $315 million deal to buy Huffington Post means for writers.
Writing basics: the deck
The latest in a WordCount occasional series on writing basics looks at the deck. A headline with no deck is like an unfinished building: a frame but no details.