Written by Mark Kramer, this article is interesting and informative. Here is a photo i found of him:

In his article he explains the ‘breakable rules for literary journalism’.
  • Literary journalists immerse themselves in subject’s worlds and in background research.
    -in order to capture the true essence of the topic, literary journalists must spend months (on occasions years) with the subject of their feature, to completely understand and be able to tell the story totally.
  • Literary Journalists work out implicit covenants about accuracy and candor with readers and with sources.
    -literary journalists are solo operatives, establishing their veracity with readers by displays of forthfightness and street savvy.
  • Literary Journalists write mostly about routine events.
    -literary journalists are drawn to routine events because of ease of access and the need to gain material in places that can be visited. It is often the experiences and theories of the subjects that create the story, as routine dosen’t equate to humdrum.
  • Literary Journalists write in ‘intimate voice’, informal, frank, human and ironic.
    -the narrator of literary journalism has a personality and a voice embedded throughout the piece. The journalist doesn’t speak on behalf of any institution and delivers no agenda. The genre’s power is the strength of the author’s voice.
  • Style counts and tends to be plain and spare.
    -the mark of literary journalism is efficient, individual, informal language. Clean lucid, personal language draws readers towards experiencing the immediacy of scenes and the force of ideas.
  • Literary Journalists write from a disengaged and mobile stance, from which they tell stories and also turn and address readers directly.
    -literary journalists take the position of the host, entertaining and immersing the reader into the story being told, to allow the reader to totally understand and enjoy what is happening and feel a sense of involvement.
  • Structure counts, mixing primary narrative with tales and digressions to amplify and reframe events.
    -most literary journalism is primary narrative, telling stories and setting scenes. Literary journalism carries readers along one, two, three story lines, sculpting stories as complex as narratives do.
  • Literary Journalists develop meaning by building upon the readers’ sequential reactions.
    -readers care about how a situation came about or what happens next if they are experiencing it with the characters. Literary journalists need to be able to be entertaining and style and structure knit story and idea alluringly.

It was an intersting article to read, expanding my knowledge of literary journalism and enabling me to be better prepared as to what needs to be done when creating my own.