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When journalists become authors: a few cautionary tips – Nieman Storyboard - A project of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard: "When journalists become authors: a few cautionary tips


by Peter Ginna | December 15, 2011


There’s long-form narrative, and then there’s book-length narrative. Both are “long,” but a story that’s 300 pages long is a different proposition, for both writer and reader, from one that’s 3,000 words.


Writers embarking on their first book-length project respond to the challenge in different ways. Some panic, staring blankly at their screen as fine beads of sweat form on their foreheads. Some luxuriate in the expanse of real estate and begin wandering to and fro around their subject, leaving no random thought unexpressed. Some try to take a 3,000-word piece and inflate it to 300 pages.


In a few decades as a book editor I have published journalists, historians and novelists. In this post I’ll identify some problems that I see often in manuscripts or outlines of book-length nonfiction."


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Most Shared Articles on Facebook in 2011

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1. Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami (New York Times)

2. What teachers really want to tell parents (CNN)

3. No, your zodiac sign hasn't changed (CNN)

4. Parents, don't dress your girls like tramps (CNN)

5. (video) - Father Daughter Dance Medley (Yahoo)

6. At funeral, dog mourns the death of Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan (Yahoo)

7. You'll freak when you see the new Facebook (CNN)

8. Dog in Japan stays by the side of ailing friend in the rubble (Yahoo)

9. Giant crocodile captured alive in Philippines (Yahoo)

10. New Zodiac Sign Dates: Ophiuchus The 13th Sign? (The Huffington Post)

11. Parents keep child’s gender under wraps (Yahoo)

12. How to Talk to Little Girls (The Huffington Post)

13. Stop Coddling the Super-Rich (New York Times)

14. Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior (Wall Street Journal)

15. (video) - Twin Baby Boys Have A Conversation! (Yahoo)

16. Man robs bank to get medical care in jail (Yahoo)

17. Why You're Not Married (The Huffington Post)

18. A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs (New York Times)

19. Ryan Dunn Dead: 'Jackass' Star Dies In Car Crash (The Huffington Post)

20. Scientists warn California could be struck by winter ‘superstorm’ (Yahoo)

21. Notes From a Dragon Mom (New York Times)

22. A Message to Women From a Man: You Are Not "Crazy" (The Huffington Post)

23. Obama’s and Bush’s effects on the deficit in one graph (Washington Post)

24. Penn State, my final loss of faith (Washington Post)

25. Golden-Voiced Homeless Man Captivates Internet (Yahoo)

26. The most typical face on the planet (Yahoo)

27. Widespread destruction from Japan earthquake, tsunamis (CNN)

28. Permissive parents: Curb your brats (CNN)

29. A father's day wish: Dads, wake the hell up!(CNN)

30. (video) - Laughing Baby Loves Ripping Paper! (Yahoo)

31. Epic Cover Letter: How To Get Hired For Your Dream Job (PICTURE) (The Huffington Post)

32. New Zodiac sign dates: Don't switch horoscopes yet (Washington Post)

33. Things Babies Born in 2011 Will Never Know (Yahoo: Money Talk News)

34. The Psychology of Revenge: Why We Should Stop Celebrating Osama Bin Laden's Death (The Huffington Post)

35. (photo gallery) - ‘Where Children Sleep’ (New York Times)

36. Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet, shifted Earth's axis (CNN)

37. Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies (CNN)

38. China's latest craze: dyeing pets to look like other wild animals (CNN)

39. Grant Hill’s Response to Jalen Rose (New York Times)

40. Steve Jobs’s Patents (New York Times)

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News from The Hill: House GOP members voice extreme opposition to Senate payroll tax plan By Russell Berman

News from The Hill: House GOP members voice extreme opposition to Senate payroll tax plan  By Russell Berman The two-month payroll tax cut extension that passed the Senate on Saturday may not be a done deal. Rank-and-file House Republicans voiced extreme opposition to the package during a conference call Saturday afternoon in which Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) briefed them on the legislation and their options to respond, according to two sources with knowledge of the call. One source said Boehner spoke approvingly of the deal as a win for the GOP but that three other members of the leadership team - Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.), Whip Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling (Tex.) - all criticized it. The source said that with the exception of Reps. Tom Cole (Okla.) and Walter Jones (N.C.), Boehner was the only person on the call to praise the deal. Read the story here. For all the latest news: Visit TheHill.com  Follow @TheHill on Twitter Like The Hill on Facebook

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The Tentacle: The Sixth District – Part One by Richard B. Weldon Jr.

December 5, 2011

The Sixth District – Part One

Richard B. Weldon Jr.

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Speculating over the political future of Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R., MD 6) has fast become a routine spectator sport. It's just too juicy to ignore, the idea the 10-term congressman might be vulnerable after two decades of electoral dominance.

Dr. Bartlett rode into office thanks to Tom Hattery's brutal Democrat primary campaign against former Rep. Beverly Byron in 1992.

Disclosure statement: I have always held Mrs. Byron in the highest of esteem. She, more than most, seems to me to represent the highest standards of integrity and honor throughout her service, following the legendary legacy of her late husband and congressional predecessor Goodloe.

Former state Del. Hattery had other ideas. He ran some cheap-shot commercials highlighting junket trips Mrs. Bryon took, creating the false impression that she was a jet-setting vacationer on the public dole. She wasn't.

His strategy worked, at least temporarily. He narrowly defeated the great lady in the primary, only to be taken out in the General Election by Mr. Bartlett. Representative Bartlett ran a non-traditional campaign. He promised to be a different kind of congressman, a fighter for fiscal discipline and traditional family values reflecting the will of western Maryland voters.

He has been true to his word, at least by most accounts.

A recurring criticism of Roscoe is that he reneged on a promise to only serve two terms, something every Democrat that has ever run against him repeats like a mantra. One problem: that's not what he said.

The promise Mr. Bartlett made was to only serve two terms if Congress were to pass a balanced budget. Ignoring the fact that this is like promising to only serve two terms if pigs fly, he did not make an unconditional promise to walk away after four years in Congress... http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4782

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The Tentacle: The Sixth District – Part One by Richard B. Weldon Jr.

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Carroll County Delegation to Annapolis hears legislative wish list for 2012 Annapolis session

Delegation hears legislative wish list for 2012 Annapolis session

Firefighter renew call for casino nights as fundraisers

By Bob Allen December 14, 2011

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Carroll County's Delegation to Annapolis was presented this week with a pre-holiday wish list of proposed legislation — some old, some new — to introduce during the 2012 General Assembly.

At a hearing on Dec. 13 at the County Office Building in Westminster, local officials and residents offered their input on bills that would specifically impact Carroll County.

The Annapolis session opens on Jan. 11, and legislators annually hear comments on bill proposals before deciding whether to support or oppose measures when the session gets under way… http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-delegation-meet-1218-20111214,0,7811250.story

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Steve Berryman: The “what-ifs” of 2012

Steve Berryman  The “what-ifs” of 2012  Originally published December 16, 2011 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/opinion/display_columnist.htm?StoryID=129561

Are you in stocks, bonds, gold, or real estate? Or, what if life is just paycheck-to-paycheck, and choices made daily contain immediate consequences? With a record number of imponderables hanging over our heads like Damocles’ sword, how does one function financially, or as a business, in our new world of “never seen that one before”?

Being able to see just over the horizon has been necessary for planning and investment decisions since the beginning of time. Watching trends and monitoring indicators had been useful tools.

A predictability of risk had made choices and investment easier, and trends more trustable. With the consequences of the Great Recession still upon us — no matter the political definition — we must consider the sheer number of “what-ifs” surrounding us carefully... http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/opinion/display_columnist.htm?StoryID=129561

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Melissa Maynard Stateline: Short-staffed and budget-bare, overwhelmed state agencies are unable to keep up

After years of budget cuts, layoffs, furloughs and hiring freezes, the everyday work of state government is piling up. This Stateline series examines what causes backlogs, who is hurt by them and how states can dig themselves out. http://www.stateline.org/live/ Today: Agencies overwhelmed Wednesday: Anatomy of a backlog Thursday: How one agency overcame its backlog Have your own backlog story? Tell us about it.

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Short-staffed and budget-bare, overwhelmed state agencies are unable to keep up

By Melissa Maynard, Stateline Staff Writer

After years of budget cuts, layoffs, furloughs and hiring freezes, the everyday work of state government is piling up. This Stateline series examines what causes backlogs, who is hurt by them and how states can dig themselves out.

Today: Agencies overwhelmed

Wednesday: Anatomy of a backlog

Thursday: How one agency overcame its backlog

Have your own backlog story? Tell us about it.

On the face of it, the backlog the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is experiencing seems a simple matter of supply and demand. Some 11,000 families are on the authority’s waiting list, hoping against the odds that they can get one of only 6,295 public housing units. In a state where housing is notoriously expensive, the only people with a real shot at getting a unit are the homeless and survivors of domestic abuse. Even for them, the waiting can take years. “The waitlist is so extensive and the homeless problem is so great that a lot of people are getting preference over working families,” explains Nicholas Birck, chief planner for the Hawaii Public Housing Authority. “They never make it to the top.”

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But there’s another, hidden problem at play in Hawaii’s housing backlog. Lately, the authority hasn’t had enough employees to manage turnover in vacant units. As a result, 310 homes have been sitting empty, even with all the people languishing in waitlist limbo. For many of the vacant units, all it would take is a few simple repairs and a little bit of administrative work to give a family a home — and get the authority’s backlog shrinking rather than growing.

The situation is a byproduct of big budget cuts in Hawaii and a hiring freeze that wasn’t lifted until earlier this year. A handful of employees in the housing authority’s property management office retired, and the hiring freeze made it impossible to fill the vacant positions. For a while, there was only one person overseeing the office’s far-flung portfolio spanning four islands. “It was a very difficult position for her to be in,” Birck says. Today, the office’s ranks are back up to six employees, but both the number of vacant units and the size of the waiting list have continued to grow since a state audit first brought attention to the issue in June.

Hawaii isn’t the only place where the everyday tasks of state government are piling up. A Stateline investigation found that agencies across the country are seeing growing backlogs of work, as increased demand for state services in a weak economy bumps up against the states’ efforts to cut their payroll costs. From public housing to crime labs, restaurant inspections to court systems, four years of layoffs, furloughs, hiring freezes and unfilled vacancies are beginning to take their toll. At its most benign, the result for taxpayers is a longer wait for things like marriage licenses or birth certificates. At its most dangerous, growing backlogs are threatening the lives of vulnerable children, elders and disabled persons, as overwhelmed protective services agencies face delays investigating reports of abuse and neglect.

The size of some backlogs growing in state government is staggering: Read more: http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=618752

This Stateline series examines what causes backlogs, who is hurt by them and how states can dig themselves out.


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The growing wait for state services • Part 1: Agencies overwhelmed • Part 2: Anatomy of a backlog • Part 3: How one agency overcame its backlog

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How states pass the pain to cities and counties • Part 1: Budget cuts reduce state aid to localities • Part 2: Property tax caps and their impact • Part 3: California reshapes local roles and revenue streams

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The year’s major developments in state capitals • The impact of one-party rule • Education cuts hit the classroom • States lean on budget cuts, not tax hikes • Overhauling health care • A new era for state workers

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Stateline's annual report The stories »• The recession's impact • Budget outlook • The new Washington • Health care costs • Redistricting  • Party co

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