Creative Non-fiction Writing: Tell the Real Story
To Learn More: A Conversation with the Editor
A course by Katie Hafner , Journalist and Author
About the video: To Learn More: A Conversation with the Editor
Overview
“Here you can listen to a discussion I had with Travis Hill, the editor of The Golfer’s Journal, in which we explored the process of bringing "Women of a Certain Era" to life. You will learn the best practices for working with an editor. ”
In this video lesson Katie Hafner addresses the topic: To Learn More: A Conversation with the Editor, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Non-fiction Writing: Tell the Real Story. Discover the Milestone Approach for productive writing, as you learn to get to the heart of a true story and write with flair and creativity.
Partial transcription of the video
“ I'm here with Travis Hill, the unwitting participant in this course. Travis, what we want to get to is what you as an editor... People will be interested in what you as an editor look for when people pitch stories to you and what is it that floats your boat as an editor. Wow, that's a big question. "The Golfers Journal" is different in the space, the golf space, because we're a quarterly, and it's a thick high-end production-wise quarterly. We don't cover golf tournament to tournament. It's not how we operate. I'm looking for... The briefest that I've gotten it down to is we started the j...”
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Course summary for: Creative Non-fiction Writing: Tell the Real Story
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Communication, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Storytelling, Writing
Katie Hafner
A course by Katie Hafner
Katie Hafner is a journalist and book author from New York, US. After graduating with a degree in German literature she went on to complete a master’s in journalism from Columbia University, and pursue her lifelong passion for writing. She then began working at a community newspaper in Lake Tahoe and worked her way up through different publications until she was hired by The New York Times in 1998.
Katie worked at The New York Times for ten years and remains a regular contributor. She has also worked at BusinessWeek and Newsweek, and written for several publications such as Esquire, Wired, The Washington Post, and The New York Times Magazine. Katie is also the author of six non-fiction books covering a range of topics from computer hackers, German reunification, pianist Glenn Gould, and even her own memoir. As well as this, Katie is the creator and host of the podcast Lost Women of Science.
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