Todays WriteLane podcast: Quick hits

By: Poynter Staff

February 14, 2018

Today’s WriteLane is about quick hits.

The weekly podcast features Lane DeGregory, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at the Tampa Bay Times, discussing her stories and answering questions. The focus is on craft.

In this week’s episode, DeGregory talks about a boy’s quest to find the perfect Valentine’s card and another boy’s plea for a family.

Read the stories here:

Finding the right words

Orphan asks for a family

A new podcast is available each Wednesday morning on the Times’ website, SoundCloud and iTunes.

Listeners can submit questions by emailing writelane@tampabay.com and tune back in each week to hear DeGregory’s answers.

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