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Dumb Criminals and Smart Storytelling

By Margie Smith Holt Posted on January 26, 2013 Posted in For Attribution

One of the best ways to be a good writer? Read good writers. And we’re not just talking Shakespeare. Here’s crime writer Michael Wilson of The New York Times on the theft of an iPhone: This particular Apple was not just picked, …

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If Content is King, Why is the Emperor Naked?

By Steve Holt Posted on January 14, 2013 Posted in Writing About Writing

You hear the phrase everywhere: “Content is King.” It’s the holy grail of media, especially the internet. If your site, blog, tweet, Facebook page, you-name-it is going to succeed, you need content. But look around the media landscape. Towering over …

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