On Writing Well

I took a writing class this winter. The class was called Putting the There in There and I thought it would help my writing for radio in terms of creating vivid scenes for the listener.

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It did a lot more than that. It introduced me to a deeper appreciation of the written word and also pushed me to meet a neighbor who I only knew through the political posters he placed on his window.

Catherine Stifter, the editor for Crossing East, suggested a book to strengthen radio writing called On Writing Well.

And while we're at it, here's an interview Michele Norris did with the author in April 2006.