Every writer faces problems. In the most recent  I’ll help you figure out solutions.

Much of the advice I’ll give will derive from my book, “Help! For Writers: 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces,” which just … Read more

The recent passing of former New York mayor Ed Koch reminded me of one of my favorite feature leads of all time, written in 1980 by one of the AP’s all-time greats, Saul Pett:

“NEW YORK — He is the

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In a recent essay, I described how Tom French and I wrote our books using what I called “the buddy system.” In response, one writer tweeted: “Wish I had a buddy.”

So where do you find a buddy? And … Read more

In this week’s career chat, we talked with Glenn Burkins, editor/publisher of Qcitymetro.com in Charlotte, N.C.

Burkins, who started his site in 2008 after more than two decades with major metro newspapers, talked about why and how he started … Read more

During this week’s career chat, we talked with Holly Edgell, the new community editor at WCPO-TV, an ABC affiliate in Cincinnati. Edgell talked about what goes into the job, its objectives, and how the community editor role is expanding. … Read more

During a live chat, Sara Quinn and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Katy Culver talked about how journalism educators can adapt their curricula to reflect changes in the industry.

They offered practical tips and answered a range of questions, including these:

• What are
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Every journalist I know has faced the dreaded annual assignment: holidays, anniversaries, recurring events. These come down to writers not as sharp story ideas, but as topics:  Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, the annual … Read more