tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post5012132289824008514..comments2024-03-21T13:15:26.838-04:00Comments on The Rural Blog: Annie Proulx, journalist turned writer of the rural West, is moving from Wyoming to New MexicoMelissa Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01558431327921705882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-84908299954243140722009-03-29T19:58:00.000-04:002009-03-29T19:58:00.000-04:00I started as a reporter covering a town of 1,200 f...I started as a reporter covering a town of 1,200 for a daily. First thing I learned? If I wrote about somebody, I was sure to run into them that day or the next. It kept me honest and accurate. Now I'm the editor in chief of a newspaper covering rural Northern New Mexico. The rule still applies. I also write fiction. Listening carefully to people for so long helps me create real conversations. The trick was learning to write fuller. You have to know that Annie Proulx's keen observations were sharpened when she worked as a journalist.Anonymoushttp://paperbacktaos.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com