From George Lucas’ “Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB” and Wes Anderson’s “Bottle Rocket,” to Ava DuVernay’s “Saturday Night Life” and Christopher Nolan’s “Doodlebug,” some of our most successful, ...

We sat down with Poynter senior scholar Roy Peter Clark, author of numerous books including “How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times,” to talk about what makes good short writing. It’s a topic ...