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

Building a Backbone: Finding the structure for your story

From fish to dinosaurs, few living creatures can survive without a skeleton—and the same is true of good narrative writing. All are welcome at this workshop, but you'll be especially welcome if you come with a story about a structural dilemma in your writing that you solved in an interesting way—or one that's facing you now that you're prepared to discuss.