“When
you are interviewing someone, don't just write down what he says. Ask yourself:
Does this guy remind you of someone? What does the room feel like? Notice
smells, voice inflection, neighborhoods you pass through. Be a
cinematographer.” – Gene Weingarten
For aspiring journalists, take note
of Weingarten’s advice. For creative
writers, the same. Being aware of your “surroundings”
is crucial to the success of your stories.
His writing, whether part of his humorous online chat, “Chatalogical
Humor,” or serious features like his Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fatal
Distractions,” is always succinct, clear and distinct, putting the reader
firmly and fully into each tale.
Born in New York on Oct. 2, 1951Weingarten is 
a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for
both his serious and humorous work. His
column, Below the Beltway, is published weekly in The Washington Post
magazine and syndicated nationally by The Washington Post Writers Group, which
also syndicates Barney & Clyde, a comic strip he co-authors.
While he sometimes makes his writing
look effortless, Weingarten is quick to cut to the chase: “The one thing an aspiring writer must
understand is that it's hard. If you think it's not hard, you're not doing it
right.”
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