Out on the Wire Episode 2: Focus

Out on the Wire

English - September 21, 2015 12:00 - 40 minutes - 49.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 71 ratings
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How can we know if an idea is a good one? This time on Out on the Wire, we investigate how to refine story ideas using the focus sentence and the X/Y story formula. Plus, Ira Glass recounts a reporting trip gone sideways and Jay Allison's takedown of formulaic storytelling.