"If you’re doing something complicated, you have to think about how the reader is taking it in. Is this clear to the reader? Is the reader going to want to read the next paragraph? Where is the momentum?" —Rachel Hartigan in conversation with Brendan O'Meara for the Creative Nonfiction Podcast https://longreads.com/2026/08/18/bucking-expectations-rachel-hartigan/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social #craft #journalism #writing #reporting