{"id":827,"date":"2011-12-14T16:55:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T16:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/2011\/12\/14\/when-i-write-the-book-nieman-reports-on-journalists-who-wrestle-with-long-long-form\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T18:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T18:52:14","slug":"when-i-write-the-book-nieman-reports-on-journalists-who-wrestle-with-long-long-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/2011\/12\/14\/when-i-write-the-book-nieman-reports-on-journalists-who-wrestle-with-long-long-form\/","title":{"rendered":"When I write the book: Nieman Reports on journalists who wrestle with long long-form"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-html mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            The Winter issue of Nieman Reports, with the theme \u201cWriting the Book,\u201d is now online. It includes contributions from digital publishers, narrative writers, and a passel of journalists who have gone on to tackle book-length projects. Here are a few highlights:<br \/><br \/>In \u201c<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nieman.harvard.edu\/reports\/article\/102698\/Writing-a-Life-Living-a-Writers-Life.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writing a Life, Living a Writer\u2019s Life<\/a><\/strong>,\u201d former Nieman fellow Gaiutra Bahadur recounts her pursuit of her family\u2019s story and a book contract that would give her a chance to tell it.<br \/><br \/>\u201c<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nieman.harvard.edu\/reports\/article\/102711\/Its-a-Long-Article-Its-a-Short-Book-No-Its-a-Byliner-E-Book.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s a Long Article. It\u2019s a Short Book. No, It\u2019s a Byliner E-Book<\/a><\/strong>\u201d is Byliner founder and CEO John Tayman\u2019s look at a new publishing model, and a way to pull audiences toward an author\u2019s entire body of work.<br \/><br \/>Mitchell Zuckoff traces the path from inspiration to research to story (and sometimes even switching stories) in \u201c<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nieman.harvard.edu\/reports\/article\/102695\/Feeling-Its-a-Book-Then-Pausing-to-Wonder-If-It-Is.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feeling It\u2019s a Book, Then Pausing To Wonder If It Is<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d<br \/><br \/>In \u201c<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nieman.harvard.edu\/reports\/article\/102706\/Novels-Win-Out-Over-Journalism.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Novels Win Out Over Journalism<\/a><\/strong>,\u201d William Dietrich, another former Nieman fellow, talks about the transition from journalism to book-length nonfiction and fiction.<br \/><br \/>For more, head over and read <a href=\"https:\/\/niemanreports.org\/issues\/winter-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the full issue<\/a> at our sister site. And check back tomorrow for our contribution to Book Week: \u201cWhen journalists become authors: a few cautionary tips,\u201d by Bloomsbury Press publisher and editorial director Peter Ginna.\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Winter issue of Nieman Reports, with the theme \u201cWriting the Book,\u201d is now online. It includes contributions from digital publishers, narrative writers, and a passel of journalists who have gone on to tackle book-length projects. 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