It occurred to me – is there a way in writing to reproduce the effect of a movie score? For instance, the harmonica tune that
Author: Ruth Nasrullah
If you don’t say no, you have to dig in
I couldn’t sleep most of last night thinking about the work I haven’t gotten done. It was such a huge mistake to say yes to
I never read what I wrote
My first article for the Houston Chronicle – paid article, that is, versus the blogging I’ve done for them for six years – appeared online
What makes a good story?
In my effort to write stories rather than just articles, I have taken to watching movies – the best movies, my favorites – to study
Why do I talk so much?
I interviewed six people yesterday – such a long day! In the morning I met with the LDS missionaries I’m writing about and I recorded
Home…run?
The new issue of Islamic Horizons magazine is out. My article on Houston Muslims is on page 38. I’m happy it’s published but I’m having
Okay
Had my first non-blog pitch accepted by the Chronicle today. When I first moved here in 2004 they were advertising to hire feature writers and
Pssstt…hey buddy, what’s a narrative arc?
Okay, I confess. I have been hearing about and reading about the “narrative arc” for a while now and I still don’t know quite what
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