2009 Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism: Telling True Stories in Turbulent Times

Sin and Syntax: Seven secrets to make your prose wicked good

Nieman Narrative Director Constance Hale, whose book Sin and Syntax has been called a guide for “writers who want more spunk than Strunk,” leads this rollicking workshop. Participants will stretch new muscles, disabuse themselves of bad habits, and duke it out in a war of words. We’ll also talk about how to cultivate that most elusive of literary elements: the writer’s voice.