# Lee Gutkind

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Finding Balance in the Writing Business

As many of you know, Jane Friedman is a leading voice in the publishing industry. Her newsletter, The Bottom Line, provides nuanced, transparent market intelligence to thousands of authors. This week, Lee Gutkind chatted with Jane about the state of the publishing industry and how writers can find …

How to Write Great Dialogue in Nonfiction Stories

When it comes to writing dialogue, your mind probably goes to screenplays or novels. But many of the best nonfiction stories also include active, cinematic scenes that revolve around riveting dialogue. How do journalists and creative nonfiction writers do this while sticking to the truth? We talked…

The Secret Life of an Obit Writer

This week’s Open Book was one of my favorite yet. The great Lee Gutkind keeps reeling in fascinating guests, and the latest is veteran New York Times obituary writer Michael Roswenwald, who told us all about the craft of obituary writing—how he decides what to include, what to leave out, and how th…

Finding the Unseen Story with Jeanne Marie Laskas and Lee Gutkind

It was so great to have such a large crowd join us Monday night as Creative Nonfiction Founder Lee Gutkind interviewed award-winning journalist Jeanne Marie Laskas—a contributing writing for The New York Times Magazine; “Cement City,” podcast host; and author of the bestselling book-turned-movie Co…

WATCH: Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger on How to Navigate the World of Book Publishing

A few days ago, Creative Nonfiction founder Lee Gutkind sat down with Mary Rasenberger, CEO of the Authors Guild and the Authors Guild Foundation, for a robust conversation about the forces reshaping the writing world—and what writers can to protect ourselves. Mary and Lee talked about how the Auth…

A Deep Dive Into Flash Essays

If you’re a fan of flash nonfiction, there’s no way you haven’t heard of — and most likely are a huge fan of — Dinty W Moore. After almost 30 years as the lead editor at Brevity, Dinty recently announced that he would be stepping down from his perch. Have no fear, he will be succeeded by the inimit…

WATCH: How Book Reviews Really Work

There’s so much to know about book publishing and the world surrounding it, that it can feel hard to have a firm understanding of it all. Take book reviews, for instance. Have you ever wondered why some books get reviewed and others don’t, how libraries know which books to stock their shelves with,…