Thrill of the chase, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes Journalists aren’t ambulance-chasers. They follow the fires. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, and where there’s firefighters, there’s news. Continue reading Thrill of the chase, 1979
Category: ON WRITING
Howard Fielding’s thoughts and updates on the craft of writing and the life of a new-found freelance.
Fantasies of my youth, 1979
Reading Time: 3 minutes My chances of ever contacting any of these producers would have been slim to none. My best chance would have been Buck Henry, a fellow Dartmouth alum. Continue reading Fantasies of my youth, 1979
Surprise! (1979)
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ll advise beginning journalists not to knock their assignments, however insignificant they may seem. Continue reading Surprise! (1979)
Well, now it really IS history
Reading Time: 2 minutes I kept talking about Sealed Air this and Sealed Air that, and when I got out of the interview I found out they’d changed the name! Continue reading Well, now it really IS history
I could do worse, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes As for my 1979 resolutions, today I can honestly say that I was meeting the minimum requirements. I wasn’t throwing myself into them. Continue reading I could do worse, 1979
A gift from God, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes This doesn’t sound like a lot of money, but $40 was fairly common for nonfiction in that market. And the paper was offering a regular beat. Continue reading A gift from God, 1979
Mediocre and disorganized, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes Perhaps I was afraid of being forever doomed to being a mediocre writer instead of a mediocre Writer. Continue reading Mediocre and disorganized, 1979
Another diversion, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes If I had treated my first year as a freelance writer like a real business, I would have seen that the end of the first quarter was approaching a crisis. Continue reading Another diversion, 1979
In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 13
Reading Time: 2 minutes Five years ago, I retired from the newspaper to embark on Act III of my life. So far, Act III looks a lot like Act I. Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 13
Cowardice or practicality, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes As every captain must decide whether to head in to port or continue the mission, I had to choose to limp home or explore strange new worlds. Continue reading Cowardice or practicality, 1979