I read "Narrative Arc: Pulitzer Prize Judges Teaches You to Write a Successful and Popular Interview Report": My review of my interview writing career
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On an autumn afternoon when the weather is getting warmer, while reading “[Narrative Arc: Pulitzer Prize judges teach you to write an interview report that is both popular and popular](https://www.books.com.tw/products/0010775867?utm_source=vista&utm_medium=ap-bo oks&utm_content=recommend&utm_campaign=ap-201801)”, while listening to John Lennon’s old songs, it is actually a very enjoyable thing. It’s just that my eyes were attracted by the words, but my thoughts couldn’t synchronize; suddenly, I seemed to have returned to the era when I was still working in the media.
Everyone has some quirks to some extent. For example, I never like to underline notes or fold pages when reading books. This time I read “[Narrative Arc](https://www.books.com.tw/products/0010775867?utm_so urce=vista&utm_medium=ap-books&utm_content=recommend&utm_campaign=ap-201801)》, but unknowingly I have made many records in my notebook. It wasn’t until I finished reading this book written by Jack Hart that I realized that this was not just a conversation between myself and the author, but it seemed like a review of my past interview writing career.
The so-called “overboard” is actually a Go term. That is, after both sides have played a game of chess, they rehearse the game process on the chessboard - to see where they played well and where they played poorly? Or, are there any better ways to do it?
Through the book “Narrative Arc”, I seem to have revisited my learning process in interviewing and writing. The scene when I first entered the industry is still vivid in my mind, and rejection seems to be just a daily occurrence. Through my own exploration and reading a lot of other people’s works, I slowly figured out the clues.
Richard Rhodes, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction writing, pointed out: “To impress readers, the more important strategies have nothing to do with vocabulary skills, but rather need to cultivate model skills and business skills.” When I read this paragraph in the book, I couldn’t help but feel a little. This is really a good statement!
Looking back on those days, I unconsciously piled up a lot of proper nouns in the process of writing articles. I was often busy confirming the correctness of the system and trying to verify the accuracy of the sources of information. However, I inevitably neglected my ability to manage the topic of the report. It wasn’t until I became the editor-in-chief that my horizons broadened and the topics I dealt with became diversified, and I gradually entered the realm of “seeing the forest again for the trees”.
In this era that emphasizes the power of storytelling, the author tells us that telling a story well is much more important than where it takes place. This means that there is no need to get too hung up on the details. Storytellers with skill and enthusiasm can hone their excellent skills and find close friends no matter what media or carrier they use.
Looking back on the past years of writing reports in magazines, I attached great importance to the presentation of people, events, times, places, and things, just to make readers more empathetic and have a sense of the scene. m=ap-books&utm_content=recommend&utm_campaign=ap-201801)”, I was surprised to realize that the story itself is more meaningful than those trivial clues - because stories serve seemingly ordinary and ordinary needs in people’s daily lives, but they can also help us discover the principle of connection between people and everything around them.
To the reader, this all actually happened.
If you are lucky enough to read an excellent [cover story](http://belongnews.pixnet.net/blog/post/30901528-%E2%98% 85%E7%B6%B2%E8%B7%AF%E5%95%86%E6%A5%AD%E6%A8%A1%E5%BC%8F100%E3%80%90%E6%9 2%B0%E6%96%87%E2%97%8E%E9%84%AD%E7%B7%AF%E7%AD%8C%E2%80%A7%E7%9B%A7%E8%AB %AD%E7%B7%AF%E3%80%8A), not only will you and I be amazed and obsessed with the intricate human relationships, but we can also understand the rules of survival and even the context of getting along with the world.
The reason why non-fiction writing is fascinating is that each of us seems to have some kind of script built into our hearts, which can automatically play a role in certain scenes, not only affecting our minds, but even specific [actions] (https://www.writing.cool/2019/09/how-to-write-a-call-to-action.html).
As Jon Franklin explained the story, it seems so appropriate now: “The story is composed of a series of actions, and those actions are produced by a resonant character encountering a situation that creates entanglement and his courage to face and solve the problem.”
It is true that the reason why a good story is passed down from generation to generation: because of resonance, it can spread; only action can have power.
★ Photo Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko
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