Want to Write a Review? Here’s Advice From New York Times Critics.
Note: Our Student Review Contest is open from Nov. 10 to Dec. 15.You probably have a slew of opinions on the books, movies, video games and music you love and loathe. With some patience and attention, you can turn these opinions into a piece of written criticism: a review.Advice from experts might help. To support…
What Would You Write a Book About?
Do you enjoy storytelling? Do you like hearing your family member’s stories about growing up? Do you like telling your friends and family stories, whether real or make believe?In “An 8-Year-Old Wrote a Book and Hid It on a Library Shelf. It’s a Hit.,” Alyssa Lukpat writes about an elementary schooler who wanted to share…
To Whom Would You Write an Open Letter?
For instance, sometimes an open letter is intended to call someone out publicly, like this one written to Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook (now Meta), by the screenwriter Aaron Sorkin in 2019. Here is how it begins:Mark,In 2010, I wrote “The Social Network” and I know you wish I hadn’t. You protested that…
How to Write an Open Letter: A Guide to Our Opinion Contest
Now think about how this might work in an open letter. Some employ that same kind of insider knowledge. For instance, many of the open letters to Taylor Swift on the internet riff off the titles of her songs, allude to moments from her past or scatter the kinds of “Easter eggs” — or secret…
What Would You Write in a Letter to Your Future Self?
A Times newsletter recommends writing a letter to future you.
